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Abstruse

Verb / ʌˈbstru:s / Another word for abstruse — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Difficult to understand; obscure.

Synonyms & similar words

deep recondite

Example sentences

  1. 1. The professor's lecture on quantum mechanics was abstruse.
  2. 2. The ancient language was abstruse, and only a few scholars could decipher it.
  3. 3. The technical manual was so abstruse that even the experts had trouble understanding it.
  4. 4. The artist's work was so abstruse that it left many viewers puzzled.
  5. 5. The philosopher's theories were abstruse and required years of study to fully comprehend.

Quotes

  • 1. "The truth is always an abyss. One must — as in a swimming pool — dare to dive from the quivering springboard of trivial everyday experience and sink into the depths, in order to later rise again — laughing and fighting for breath — to the now doubly illuminated surface of things." - Franz Kafka

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