enigma
nounSomething puzzling or difficult to understand.
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Clear all filtersinexplicable
adjectiveDifficult or impossible to explain.
Without an explanation
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obscure
adjectiveNot well known or difficult to see, understand, or explain.
Difficult to understand
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paradox
nounAn apparent contradiction that may nevertheless express a truth.
paradoxical
adjectiveSeeming contradictory or contrary to expectation, sometimes while expressing a valid insight.
Seemingly contradictory
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