# inscrutable

- **Language:** English
- **Level:** C2 (Proficient)
- **Part of speech:** adjective
- **Pronunciation:** /ɪnˈskruːtəbəl/
- **English:** impossible to understand or know what someone thinks
- **Persian:** نامفهوم، رمزآلود

## Example

> His face was calm and inscrutable.
> چهره‌اش آرام و رمزآلود بود.

## Synonyms

mysterious, unfathomable

## Opposites

transparent

## Common phrases

- inscrutable face
- inscrutable smile
- an inscrutable expression

## Related words

- [austere](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/austere): plain and simple, without comfort or decoration; strict (C2)
- [copious](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/copious): existing in large amounts (C2)
- [disparate](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/disparate): so different that they cannot be compared (C2)
- [enigmatic](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/enigmatic): mysterious and difficult to understand (C2)
- [exemplary](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/exemplary): so good that it can be used as an example (C2)
- [impeccable](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/impeccable): perfect and without any mistakes (C2)
- [meticulous](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/meticulous): very careful and paying attention to every detail (C2)
- [mundane](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/mundane): ordinary and not interesting or exciting (C2)

Source: https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/inscrutable