Synonyms for mystic
- adjective
- noun
Most common
mysterious esoteric enigmatic arcane magical mystical clairvoyant symbolical
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
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Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries; mystical.
- adj. 2
Mysterious and strange; arcane, obscure or enigmatic.
- n. 1
Someone who practices mysticism.
Related words
- Word family
- mysticize mysticity mysticness
Forms
- Plural
- mystics → magicians, mages, wizards…
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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
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| mystic | steady | |
| mysterious | rising | |
| esoteric | rising | |
| enigmatic | rising | |
| arcane | rising | |
| magical | rising |
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).