Mysterious, inscrutable, arcane mean beyond one's power to discover, understand, or explain.
Category: Synonyms
Museum vs Library vs Gallery vs Archives vs Treasury
Museum, library, gallery, archives, treasury are comparable but not synonymous terms when they mean a place serving as a repository for monuments (see DOCUMENT 1 for this sense) of the past.
Muscular vs Brawny vs Sinewy vs Athletic vs Burly vs Husky
Muscular, brawny, sinewy, athletic, burly, husky are applied to persons in the sense of strong and powerful in build or physique.
Multitude vs Army vs Host vs Legion
Multitude, army, host, legion mean, both in the singular and plural, a very large number of persons or things.
Moving vs Impressive vs Poignant vs Affecting vs Touching vs Pathetic
Moving, impressive, poignant, affecting, touching, pathetic are comparable when they mean having the power to excite or the effect of exciting deep and usually saddening and solemn emotion.
Move vs Remove vs Shift vs Transfer
Move, remove, shift, transfer are comparable when they mean to change or to cause to change from one place to another.
Move vs Actuate vs Drive vs Impel
Move, actuate, drive, impel are comparable when they mean to set or keep going or in motion.
Movable vs Mobile vs Motive
Movable, mobile, motive mean capable of moving or of being moved.
Mountain vs Mount vs Peak vs Alp vs Volcano vs Mesa
Mountain, mount, peak, alp, volcano, mesa denote a relatively steep and high elevation of land.
Motive vs Spring vs Impulse vs Incentive vs Inducement vs Spur vs Goad
Motive, spring, impulse, incentive, inducement, spur, goad all denote a stimulus inciting or prompting a person to act or behave in a definite way.
Motion vs Movement vs Move vs Locomotion vs Stir
Motion, movement, move, locomotion, stir mean the act or an instance of moving.
Morale vs Discipline vs Esprit de corps
Morale, discipline, esprit de corps although not always close synonyms, are comparable when they mean a condition or spirit which holds together a body of persons.