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Inscrutable vs Bewildering - What's the difference?

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Inscrutable is a related term of bewildering.


As adjectives the difference between inscrutable and bewildering

is that inscrutable is difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom or interpret while bewildering is very confusing, perplexing, or baffling, often due to a very large choice being available.

As nouns the difference between inscrutable and bewildering

is that inscrutable is one who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc that cannot be comprehended while bewildering is bewilderment.

As a verb bewildering is

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inscrutable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom or interpret.
    • His inscrutable theories would years later become the foundation of a whole new science.
  • * 2007 , Tracy Jordan'' (Tracy Morgan), ''30 Rock :
    • She called my vanity license plate inscrutable ! 'ICU81MI'? Hilarious!

    Synonyms

    * (difficult to comprehend) ineffable

    Derived terms

    * inscrutability * inscrutableness * inscrutably

    See also

    * inexplorable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.

    • bewildering

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Very confusing, perplexing, or baffling, often due to a very large choice being available.
    • There was a bewildering collection of curiosities filling the room.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • bewilderment
  • * (Herman Melville), Pierre
    • Then the bewilderings of the comings and the goings of the coffins at the large and populous house; these bewilderings came over me. What was it to be dead? What is it to be living?