sphinxlike

adjective

Definition of sphinxlikenext
as in shadowy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sphinxlike
  1. shadowy
  2. indistinct
  3. faint
  4. noncommittal
  5. misty
  6. uncertain
  7. vague
  8. foggy
Adjective
  • This shadowy faction has been roaming the galaxy and mass-converting citizens, but their intent is unknown — something for players to discover over the coming weeks and months.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • His client is the existing Powers That Be, embodied by Charles Dance’s shadowy financier.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of shadowy
Adjective
  • Even the most rarefied fixtures, the ones the elite were so convinced would be so appealing, have come to seem ephemeral, indistinct.
    Sam Lee, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The resulting black-and-white photograph shows some two dozen deer in a mesmerizing blur — indistinct, eerie white figures under a canopy of trees.
    Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of indistinct
Adjective
  • Scot Warwick’s final communication with his wife was a faint squeeze of her hand.
    J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The eclipse effect will open up sustained views of the sun's faint surrounding corona, allowing for the second craft to use a suite of onboard sensors to collect data and photograph the inner region of the corona, according to the ESA.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of faint
Adjective
  • White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was noncommittal when asked Thursday whether Biden will commute sentences for individuals on federal death row.
    Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • So far, Republican senators have been noncommittal about Kennedy's nomination.
    Caitlin Owens, Axios, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of noncommittal
Adjective
  • The sound of the vast rotors rippled through the air tossing up the lagoon’s waters in a misty haze.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • With an awed expression and misty eyes, Swift marveled at the waves of aural affection, taking out her ear monitors to fully experience the overwhelming sound.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of misty
Adjective
  • Another installment in the Kingsman franchise, which first launched Egerton’s career with 2014’s Kingsman: The Secret Service, is uncertain.
    Jack Smart, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Can Raw Milk Give You Bird Flu? The effects of drinking raw milk tainted with bird flu are still uncertain.
    Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of uncertain
Adjective
  • Comments are vague and unhelpful, ownership falls into the void, and version control is nonexistent.
    Shani Harmon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • That may sound vague and grandiose, but a specific kind of expansion has recently been in evidence among many of the best new films.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of vague
Adjective
  • After one particularly challenging transcontinental flight with a diaper blowout and a toddler with motion sickness, my husband disembarked in foggy San Francisco wearing just swim trunks and a short-sleeve T-shirt.
    Jocelyn Newman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
  • No matter how many times a player has trod through the foggy streets of Silent Hill, the town is never anything less than unnerving.
    Richard Newby, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of foggy
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