ABSTRUSE Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

abstruse

adjective

əb-ˈstrüs

as in esoteric

difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand you're not the only one who finds Einstein's theory of relativity abstruse

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Recent Examples of abstruse Unfortunately, this condition exists because 'social welfare' is inherently an abstruse concept that continues to defy precise definition. —

Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 21 May 2024 In fanciful and pun-filled narratives shared among one another and alluded to in outward-facing writing, Bourbaki’s collaborators embedded him in an elaborate mathematical-political universe filled with the abstruse terminology and concepts of modern theories. —

Michael Barany, JSTOR Daily, 24 Mar. 2021 Such abstruse questions seem far removed from present-day concerns. —

Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024 The decades-old concept could explain many things, such as where WIMPs come from, but its main job is to solve a more abstruse problem. —

Byadrian Cho, science.org, 28 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for abstruse