MYSTIC Synonyms: 218 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈmi-stik

Definition of mystic

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

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as in mysterious

being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain the belief that there are mystic forces at work here

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as in ambiguous

having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning mystic prophesies that are never understood until it is too late

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Recent Examples of mystic

Adjective

Operating within those parameters, the mystic outlands trend extends to some of the world’s most mesmerizing corners. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026 In Mozart’s opera, Tamino, a prince in a fairyland of mystic temples and mystifying gods, relies on his supernatural flute that turn sorrow into joy to get him out of jams. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026

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Centuries before contemporary artists presented a way to pay attention without words, the mystics had searched for it. — Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026 This Spanish biographical drama tells the story of the late 19th-century Italian mystic, who was canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church after her death. — Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mystic

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Adjective

That number is not a magic line, but a practical ceiling beyond which telescope losses begin to resemble other major technical disruptions.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
This super-simple dessert performs a delicious magic trick in the oven—the berries sink and the topping rises, yielding a stunning summery treat.

— Brennan Long, Southern Living, 3 July 2026

Definition of magic

Adjective

Beulah's spurned heir Joaquin (Juan Pablo Raba) calls up the mysterious Mariana (Raoul Max Trujillo) to help with his many problems, which include his ranch-usurping half-brother Rob-Will and those Duttons from Montana.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Nicolas Winding Refn’s audacious return to feature filmmaking is a gorgeous, mysterious act of cinema, sensorial and transgressive, that demands to be experienced on its own terms.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026

Definition of mysterious

Adjective

Vermeule—a former clerk for Scalia—proposes that conservatives should read the Constitution’s ambiguous phrases and general structure in an openly moral way, drawing on principles grounded in the nature and purposes of government.

— Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
Without a unified, clean, and accessible data structure, AI outputs quickly become ambiguous, hallucinated, and diluted, deepening the clarity crisis rather than resolving it.

— Ali Hoss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of ambiguous

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Travis Heying An almost magical experience Covering the World Cup in Kansas City has been one of the most euphoric experiences of my career.

— Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
This young adult fantasy follows a 16-year-old who discovers a magical attack and realizes this new world of demons and mages has a connection to her mother’s death.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Definition of magical

Adjective

It was filled with brackets and parentheticals, written in different fonts and colors, much of it in capital letters, at once detailed and cryptic.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
His doctors speculated his infection might have been a rare case of cryptic transmission from sharing meals and bathrooms with his coworkers, one of whom apparently had a tapeworm infection.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026

Definition of cryptic

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As its name suggests, the product is formulated with skin care superstar retinol to smooth fine lines and crow’s feet and brighten dark circles.

— Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 7 July 2026
El Floridita and Sloppy Joe’s, tourist destinations made famous by American novelist Ernest Hemingway, sat dark and shuttered.

— Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of dark

Noun

Not in seers, not in sibyls, not in spirits from the great beyond.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Post-Homeric legends relate that after returning to Ithaca Odysseus traveled to northern Greece to appease Poseidon, having descended to the underworld in the Odyssey to consult the seer Tiresias on the manner of expiation.

— Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026

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