mystifyingly

In baffling fashion

In a manner that baffles or bewilders, defying easy explanation: The door was mystifyingly unlocked when we returned.

Often carries a note of frustration—something mystifyingly difficult resists understanding despite effort: She remained mystifyingly calm throughout the crisis.

incomprehensible

inexplicably

Beyond rational understanding

bewilderingly · perplexingly · inscrutably · unintelligibly · impenetrably · unaccountably · confoundingly · unexplainably · puzzlingly · inconceivably

cryptic

enigmatically

In puzzling manner

arcane · sphinxlike · oracularly · ambiguously · opaquely · secretively · veiled · obliquely · allusively · indirectly

captivating

intriguingly

In a captivating way

beguilingly · enchantingly · mesmerizingly · spellbindingly · enticingly · absorbingly · engrossingly · compellingly · tantalizingly · seductively

Opposites
comprehensibility

mystifyinglyclearly

Without ambiguity

plainly · straightforwardly · simply · intelligibly · lucidly

transparency of cause or explanation

mystifyinglypredictably

In an expected manner

unsurprisingly · understandably · expectedly · naturally · logically

Family

mystifying, demystifying

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