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Inscrutable vs Surreptitious - What's the difference?

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Inscrutable is a related term of surreptitious.


As adjectives the difference between inscrutable and surreptitious

is that inscrutable is difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom or interpret while surreptitious is stealth]]y, furtive, [[hidden|well hidden, covert (especially movements).

As a noun inscrutable

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

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.

    • surreptitious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Stealth]]y, furtive, [[hidden, well hidden, covert (especially movements).
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
    • , chapter=1 citation , passage=He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.}}

    Synonyms

    *

    Derived terms

    * surreptitiously