abstrusely

Examples

• All

• The philosopher explained his ideas so abstrusely that only a few students could follow his reasoning.

• The book was written abstrusely, making it hard to follow.

• She spoke abstrusely about the subject, leaving most of the audience confused.

• The instructions were written abstrusely, making it hard for anyone to assemble the furniture correctly.

• The lecture was filled with abstrusely complex theories that left many students confused.

• She explained the topic abstrusely, making it hard for anyone to follow along.

• His writing style was so abstrusely detailed that only a few experts could comprehend it.

Synonyms

I

incoherently

vsabstrusely

5 6.7

In a way that is not clear or logical

is about complex obscurity rather than broken logic or lack of coherence

C

cryptically

vsabstrusely

3 8.1

In a way that hides the true meaning

focuses more on complex obscurity than intentional hidden messages

C

confusingly

vsabstrusely

3 4.0

In a way that makes it hard to understand

is similar but focuses more on complex or academic difficulty

O

obscurely

vsabstrusely

2 7.7

In a way that is not clear and hard to understand

is about hardness from complexity rather than simple lack of clarity

I

incomprehensibly

vsabstrusely

2 8.0

It is very hard to understand

is less absolute, meaning hard to follow but not utterly impossible

U

unintelligibly

vsabstrusely

2 8.1

In a way that is very hard to understand

is softer, indicating difficult complexity rather than total unintelligibility

E

enigmatically

vsabstrusely

1 8.3

In a mysterious way that is hard to understand

places more weight on technical or complex difficulty than mystery

O

opaquely

vsabstrusely

1 8.0

In a way that is hard to understand or see through

is about dense complexity rather than mere blocking of clarity

P

perplexingly

vsabstrusely

1 7.9

In a way that makes something hard to understand

is closer to difficult complexity rather than brief puzzlement

P

puzzlingly

vsabstrusely

1 6.1

In a way that is confusing and hard to understand

is more about dense complexity causing difficulty than mere puzzlement

M

mystifyingly

vsabstrusely

1 8.0

In a way that is confusing and hard to understand

leans more on complex or technical difficulty than mystery alone

B

bafflingly

vsabstrusely

1 7.9

In a way that is hard to understand

is less extreme, implying hard complexity rather than overwhelming confusion

C

confoundingly

vsabstrusely

1 8.4

In a way that is very confusing and hard to understand

suggests steady complex difficulty rather than sudden severe confusion

I

inscrutably

vsabstrusely

1 9.6

In a way that hides what someone feels and is hard to understand

is milder, meaning difficult due to complexity rather than full impossibility

U

unclearly

vsabstrusely

1 4.4

Not clear or hard to understand

is more specific about dense, complex difficulty rather than general vagueness

U

undecipherably

vsabstrusely

9.8

In a way people cannot read or understand

refers to hard complexity rather than literal unreadability or illegibility

E

elusively

vsabstrusely

7.5

In a way that is hard to find, catch, or understand

focuses more on dense complexity rather than being hard to catch

Antonyms

C

clearly

∞ 1.0

In a way that leaves no doubt

S

simply

110 1.0

You do this in a plain way without extra things

How Difficult

impenetrably

1 8.9

abstrusely

• Formal

9.9

obscurely

2 7.7

understandably

58 3.4

clearly

881 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology