Synonyms of hermetic

hermetic

adjective

(ˌ)hər-ˈme-tik 

variants also hermetical

as in esoteric

difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand

wrote hermetic poetry whose sole intended readership was himself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• esoteric
• scholarly
• profound
• mystical
• academic
• arcane
• recondite
• abstruse
• mystic
• deep
• ambiguous
• enigmatic
• academical
• mysterious
• cryptic
• complicated
• complex
• enigmatical
• learned
• erudite
• pedantic
• inscrutable
• incomprehensible
• impenetrable
• unintelligible
• uncanny
• hard
• orphic
• unfathomable
• unknowable
• darkling
• baffling
• puzzling
• perplexing
• confounding
• unanswerable
• confusing
• disorienting
• mystifying
• bewildering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• superficial
• shallow
• simple
• easy
• straightforward
• intelligible
• comprehensible
• understandable
• transparent
• apparent
• distinct
• obvious
• plain
• clear
• facile
• evident
• lucid
• manifest
• fathomable
• perspicuous
• clear-cut

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hermetic

Then three events endanger Apolline’s hermetic routine. —Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025

Its latest new venture is a foray into the last frontier of the Cold War — even as tensions between South Korea and its hermetic neighbor to the north have risen in recent years. —Stella Kim, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024

Regardless of how hermetic writing might seem, one thing that writers are dealing with a lot more in the current entertainment climate is the ability to assimilate a lot of different voices from a lot of different camps. —Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 26 June 2024

But the good news is that cans provide a hermetic seal. —Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Apr. 2024

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