Abstruse Synonyms

25 abstruse synonyms include obscure, arcane, esoteric, little known, recherché, rarefied, recondite, difficult, hard, and puzzling. Abstruse is an adjective, and its antonyms are clear and obvious. Here are some additional synonyms for "abstruse" with example sentences.

Another word for Abstruse

25 other ways to say abstruse.

  • unfathomable  
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  • recondite  
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  • recherché  
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  • rarefied  
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  • puzzling  
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  • perplexing  
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  • over/above one's head  
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  • obscure
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  • mysterious
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  • little known  
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  • involved
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  • involuted  
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  • involute  
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  • inscrutable  
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  • incomprehensible  
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  • impenetrable  
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  • hard
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  • esoteric  
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  • enigmatic  
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  • difficult
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  • Delphic  
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  • cryptic  
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  • complicated
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  • complex
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  • arcane  
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Use abstruse in a Sentence

He explained the abstruse theory with ease.

Only experts could grasp the abstruse formula.

She simplified the abstruse material for the class.

The professor’s lecture was abstruse.