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Mysterious vs Indecipherable - What's the difference?

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Mysterious is a related term of indecipherable.


As adjectives the difference between mysterious and indecipherable

is that mysterious is of unknown origin while indecipherable is not decipherable; impossible to decode, read, understand or comprehend.

mysterious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of unknown origin.
  • He received a mysterious phone call this morning.
  • Having unknown qualities.
  • Our boss is a mysterious man who hardly ever meets with us.
  • Difficult to understand.
  • Why he left without saying goodbye is quite mysterious .
  • Deliberately evasive or enigmatic.
  • Stop being mysterious and just tell me what you want.

    Derived terms

    * mysteriously * mysteriousness

    indecipherable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not decipherable; impossible to decode, read, understand or comprehend.
  • The doctor's handwriting was indecipherable .

    Synonyms

    * undecipherable

    Antonyms

    * decipherable