occult

Examples

• All

• Although the girls tried to keep it secret, word of their occult experiments spread.

  Academic text (1992)

• For a time, she had lived in an occult spiritual commune upstate somewhere.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Some kind of occult symbol or something.

  Late Checkout (2023)

• "I may as well tell you, or warn you, that I have occult powers.

  Fiction book (1993)

• I am but an able tourist in this occult world.

  Nosferatu (2024)

• The one with occult overtones.

  The Guard (2011)

• Given that definition, Whitehead affirmed occult powers, qualities, and relationships throughout every level of the actual world.

  Academic text (1991)

• The ancient texts contained many occult secrets that were hard to interpret.

• He was drawn to the occult, fascinated by its hidden knowledge and mysteries.

• The movie explores the occult practices that have been kept secret for centuries.

Synonyms

M

mysterious

vsoccult

498 5.1

Hard to understand or explain because it seems strange

also suggests being kept out of sight or purposely secret

H

hidden

vsoccult

125 1.1

A thing that is not easily seen or found

also implies mysteriousness or being hard to understand

S

secret

vsoccult

125 6.3

Hard to understand or explain

adds a sense of physical concealment or deliberate secrecy

M

mystical

vsoccult

106 7.1

Having a spiritual quality that feels beyond normal understanding

is more general, covering secrecy or being hidden from view

C

cryptic

vsoccult

43 8.1

Hard to understand because it seems secret or mysterious

leans more toward being physically or deliberately kept out of sight

M

mystic

vsoccult

35 8.1

Having a strong spiritual quality or seeming mysterious

is not limited to spiritual matters and can be simply secret or hidden

E

enigmatic

vsoccult

27 8.1

Hard to understand and often seems mysterious

adds a stronger sense of being hidden or intentionally secret

A

arcane

vsoccult

27 9.8

Only a few people understand it

is similar but also stresses being hidden from view

E

esoteric

vsoccult

• Formal

26 9.7

Only a small group of experts understand it

is more general, meaning hidden or mysterious to anyone

O

obscure

vsoccult

20 6.6

Not easily seen or noticed

carries additional sense of mystery or intentional secrecy

S

shadowy

vsoccult

5 5.1

Hard to see or understand because it is not clear

adds the idea of secret meaning or puzzling quality

C

cabalistic

vsoccult

• Literature

1 9.9

Mysterious and secret, like a code understood by only a few people

is broader, not limited to coded systems but to secrecy itself

E

enigmatical

vsoccult

1 9.3

Hard to understand, like a puzzle

adds the idea of being concealed from view as well

C

cryptical

vsoccult

• Archaic

9.9

Hard to understand because it has a hidden meaning

is broader, also covering being unseen or intentionally concealed

S

sibylline

vsoccult

• Literature

9.9

Mysterious and hard to understand, like a prophecy

is less about prophecy and more about general concealment or mystery

O

orphic

vsoccult

• Literature

9.9

Mysterious and hard to understand, often about deep spiritual ideas

is wider, meaning hidden or mysterious without spiritual focus

Antonyms

O

obvious

∞ 1.0

Easy to see or understand

C

clear

8 1.0

In a way that is easy to hear or understand

Compounds

F

fecal occult test

• Specialized

5.2

A test that checks stool for hidden blood to find early colon cancer

O

occult arts

9.9

Practices that try to use hidden powers like magic

How Hidden

arcane

27 9.8

occult

35 9.0

secret

∞ 2.0

hidden

125 1.1

veiled

25 6.2

Surface Forms

Etymology