Synonyms of mystic

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adjective

ˈmi-stik 

1

as in magic

having seemingly supernatural qualities or powers

the notion that a cat has nine lives is based upon the belief that nine is a mystic number

Synonyms & Similar Words

• magic
• magical
• numinous
• weird
• enchanting
• enchanted
• occult
• marvellous
• charming
• divining
• amazing
• metaphysical
• miraculous
• awesome
• extraordinary
• sublime
• marvelous
• wondrous
• bewitching
• stupendous
• paranormal
• stunning
• spellbound
• astonishing
• portentous
• bewitched
• fabulous
• conjuring
• astounding
• predicting
• supernormal
• unearthly
• forecasting
• wiling
• preternatural
• fortune-telling
• soothsaying
• prophesying
• foretelling
• presaging
• foreseeing
• foreknowing
• prognosticating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ordinary
• normal
• usual
• prosaic
• everyday
• routine
• unremarkable
• commonplace
• unexceptional
• workaday
• run-of-the-mill

2

as in mysterious

being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain

the belief that there are mystic forces at work here

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mysterious
• cryptic
• uncanny
• enigmatic
• enigmatical
• obscure
• deep
• dark
• mystical
• occult
• unexplainable
• inscrutable
• murky
• arcane
• vague
• impenetrable
• metaphysical
• ambiguous
• esoteric
• confusing
• supernatural
• shadowy
• fuzzy
• darkling
• incomprehensible
• unintelligible
• inexplicable
• numinous
• unfathomable
• unknowable
• unaccountable
• imponderable
• equivocal
• unanswerable
• unsearchable
• abstruse
• recondite
• puzzling
• perplexing
• baffling
• confounding
• disorienting
• mystifying
• bewildering
• befuddling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• intelligible
• understandable
• obvious
• apparent
• unmistakable
• clear
• plain
• manifest
• evident
• transparent
• fathomable
• unequivocal
• unambiguous
• straightforward
• palpable
• perspicuous
• patent
• open-and-shut

3

as in ambiguous

having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning

mystic prophesies that are never understood until it is too late

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambiguous
• cryptic
• mysterious
• dark
• obscure
• enigmatic
• enigmatical
• esoteric
• occult
• vague
• murky
• inscrutable
• unclear
• elliptic
• questionable
• opaque
• nebulous
• arcane
• Delphic
• deep
• uncertain
• equivocal
• obscurant
• elliptical
• fuliginous
• confusing
• uncanny
• weird
• eerie
• shadowy
• abstruse
• recondite
• double-edged
• misty
• complicated
• fuzzy
• indirect
• hazy
• foggy
• inexplicable
• indistinct
• faint
• invisible
• disguised
• shrouded
• incomprehensible
• cloaked
• masked
• eery
• concealed
• intangible
• undefined
• difficult
• indefinite
• shaded
• unknowable
• dim
• complex
• indecipherable
• undetermined
• clouded
• puzzling
• muddy
• indistinguishable
• impenetrable
• cloudy
• inexact
• sphinxlike
• inappreciable
• perplexing
• noncommittal
• impalpable
• baffling
• obscurantic
• mystifying
• unanswerable
• unfathomable
• bewildering
• bedimmed
• confounding
• obfuscatory
• shadowlike
• inexplicit
• beclouded
• befogged
• roundabout
• obtuse
• circuitous
• obnubilated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obvious
• clear
• certain
• plain
• distinct
• accessible
• unequivocal
• intelligible
• unambiguous
• comprehensible
• understandable
• strong
• bright
• evident
• sure
• legible
• direct
• knowable
• nonambiguous
• pellucid
• definite
• firm
• defined
• explicit
• exact
• fathomable
• determined
• straightforward
• tangible
• visible
• appreciable
• self-evident
• self-explanatory
• unmistakable
• palpable
• blatant
• patent

mystic

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noun

as in oracle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• oracle
• seer
• diviner
• soothsayer
• fortune-teller
• visionary
• futurist
• prophet
• foreteller
• forecaster
• sibyl
• prophetess
• prognosticator
• astrologer
• augur
• wisewoman
• foreseer
• prophesier
• palmist
• crystal gazer
• doomsayer
• Cassandra
• Jeremiah
• doomsdayer
• rhabdomancer

Examples of mystic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

As… The Nazis in Scandinavia A CORNER stone of the Nazi credo is a mystic belief in the superiority of the Nordic race. —Joachim Joesten, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2024

Vidal Mitchell and Hudson will again portray Anna's bandmates, Maddie and Peg, with Chao and Soong again co-starring as the owner of a Chinese restaurant and her daughter — both of whom harbored a mystic secret regarding the spell that leads to Tess and Anna's body-swapping journey. —EW.com, 24 June 2024

Noun

In order to convince the great elven smith Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards) to forge the titular rings of power with him, Sauron disguises himself as an elf-like mystic. —Christian Holub, EW.com, 27 July 2024

As Neptune's home sign, Pisces — who are the dreamers, mystics and empaths of the zodiac — may have an especially challenging time navigating the space. —Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 29 June 2024