inscrutable
incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
not easily understood; mysterious; unfathomable: an inscrutable smile.
incapable of being seen through physically; physically impenetrable: the inscrutable depths of the ocean.
Origin of inscrutable
1synonym study For inscrutable
Other words for inscrutable
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Other words from inscrutable
- in·scru·ta·bil·i·ty, in·scru·ta·ble·ness, noun
- in·scru·ta·bly, adverb
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How to use inscrutable in a sentence
Also, in contrast to bigger algorithms, whose inner workings are largely inscrutable, the algorithm’s simple architecture allows researchers to peer inside and audit its decision-making.
New ‘Liquid’ AI Learns Continuously From Its Experience of the World | Jason Dorrier | January 31, 2021 | Singularity HubDeath is paradoxically inscrutable yet unequivocal, but anger and fear are just squirrelly.
How We Keep Riding After the Nevada Cycling Deaths | Eben Weiss | December 22, 2020 | Outside OnlineI’ve always had complex, inscrutable dreams, but the pandemic seems to be turning the dial up to 11, as if I’ve been microdosed in my sleep.
It’s true: Waking up is hard to do, especially when there’s a smartphone involved | John Kelly | November 22, 2020 | Washington PostHow the Queen feels about this remains one of the many secrets that she conceals behind her well-practiced inscrutability.
Every step toward inscrutability is a step away from accountability, or fond hopes like programming in friendliness toward humans.
This is What Happens When You Teach Machines the Power of Natural Selection | James Barrat | February 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Not only can this create a feeling of helplessness, it also lends drones an inscrutability that can feel threatening.
She prepares for her whirlwind, worldwide fashion week tour with inscrutability and perfectionism.
Then, for the first and only time, the black and white mask of Jimmy's inscrutability melted away.
Blazed Trail Stories | Stewart Edward WhiteIn religious enterprises, we are apt to fall back on the sovereignty and inscrutability of God.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Joshua | William Garden BlaikieWith a countenance whose inscrutability alone was a threat, Victor took out and conned the telegraph form.
Red Masquerade | Louis Joseph VanceMoreover, she was slightly staggered by the strength and inscrutability of his countenance, the repose of his bearing and manner.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady | Lucas MaletTo all his comments, heated and otherwise, Jack Pollock opposed the mountaineer's determined inscrutability.
The Rules of the Game | Stewart Edward White
British Dictionary definitions for inscrutable
/ (ɪnˈskruːtəbəl) /
incomprehensible; mysterious or enigmatic
Origin of inscrutable
1Derived forms of inscrutable
- inscrutability or inscrutableness, noun
- inscrutably, adverb
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