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paradoxical, self-contradictory
adj. seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true; "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking"
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at odds(p), conflicting, contradictory, self-contradictory
adj. in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley
enigmatic, enigmatical, puzzling
adj. not clear to the understanding; "I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later"; "prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries"
baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical, tough
adj. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"
equivocal
adj. uncertain as a sign or indication; "the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal"
suspensive
adj. undecided or characterized by indecisiveness
confusing, perplexing, puzzling
adj. lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement"
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cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying
adj. of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutable workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands"
unaccountable, unexplainable
adj. not to be accounted for or explained; "perceptible only as unaccountable influences that hinder progress"; "an unexplainable fear"
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paradoxical
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