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Synonyms for mystic

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Mysterious — mysterious and strange; arcane, obscure or enigmatic

mysterious, esoteric, dark, obscure, enigmatic, arcane, inscrutable, hidden, recondite, cryptic, unknowable, ill-defined, insoluble, abstruse formal, inexplicable, mysterial dated

2. Mystical — of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries; mystical

mystical, magical, occult, numinous, sorcerous, kabbalistic, secret, sortilegious, thaumaturgic, latent

Noun

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries; mystical.

  2. adj. 2

    Mysterious and strange; arcane, obscure or enigmatic.

  3. n. 1

    Someone who practices mysticism.

Related words

Word family
mysticize mysticity mysticness

Forms

Plural
mystics → magicians, mages, wizards…

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Mystic, Mystical, Hidden or Recondite?

That is mystic or mystical which has associated with it some hidden or recondite meaning, especially of a religious kind; as, the mystic Babylon of the Apocalypse.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • mysterious A mysterious spaceship was flying away from Earth.
  • esoteric Kabbalah is an esoteric tradition within Judaism.
  • enigmatic She's a strange, enigmatic and inspiring poet.
  • magical Ivan told Rima that Walid was a magical therapist.
  • mystical Swamps are no fun to tread in, but they can be mystical.

Popularity over time

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Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
dark1, mage
6 letters
secret2, hidden2, wizard2, occult2, latent2, arcane2
7 letters
magical3, obscure2, cryptic2
8 letters
mystical3, magician3, esoteric4, abstruse2, numinous
9 letters
enigmatic4, insoluble4, recondite3, sorcerous, mysterial
10 letters
mysterious4, unknowable4, symbolical
11 letters
allegorical5, inscrutable4, clairvoyant3, kabbalistic
12 letters
inexplicable5, sortilegious, thaumaturgic

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (secret2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
mystique
Italiano
mistico
Deutsch
mystisch