1
as in magic
having seemingly supernatural qualities or powers
the notion that a cat has nine lives is based upon the belief that nine is a mystic number
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as in mysterious
being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain
the belief that there are mystic forces at work here
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as in ambiguous
having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning
mystic prophesies that are never understood until it is too late
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Recent Examples of mystic
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Ancient writings by a pseudonymous mystic!
—Jon Raymond
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Yeats’s spirals, once dismissed as the wild diagrams of a mystic, now settle over this place like soot.
—Alaa Alqaisi
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
The Golem of Prague, rooted in 16th-century Jewish folklore, tells the story of Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel, a renowned Talmudic scholar and mystic who sought to protect the Jewish community of Prague from antisemitic attacks and blood libel accusations.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Ancient writings by a pseudonymous mystic!
—Jon Raymond
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
Yet Blanc’s real faith lies in the nearly mystic quality involved in seeing what the human animal is capable of.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Yeats’s spirals, once dismissed as the wild diagrams of a mystic, now settle over this place like soot.
—Alaa Alqaisi
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mystic
Adjective
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But then a handsome historian arrives for a stay, and his help might just be the key to getting her life − and magic − back.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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Yet for a kid who had never had a room to himself (or, really, anything to himself), there was magic to it.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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In a decadent Venetian hotel, androgynous Eva is drawn to the mysterious Contessa.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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When a mysterious prankster befalls the town of Middlesburg, 13-year-old Frances McCausland (Erin Chambers) gets blamed for the mischief.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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According to the institute statement, which remained ambiguous about the mosquito’s permanence, the insect probably arrived via freight transportation.—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
23 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps its message is meant to be deliberately ambiguous—or maybe there’s no message at all.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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In fact, at the time, Costner was being warned by no less an oracle than Steven Spielberg.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
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Box-office oracles predict OBAA will have better staying power than 2023’s Killers of the Flower Moon.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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Although Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy reprised their roles as the magical trio for the 2022 sequel, Birch, Katz and Shaw were not present for the onscreen reunion.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
25 Oct. 2025
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Enjoying a swimming hole in the summer is a prime Vermont pastime, but the state's waterways are just as magical in the colder months.—
Megan Margulies,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Welch announced their album Everybody Scream back in August, following a few cryptic teasers.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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This led many fans to believe that online discussions and interviews referencing his expiring contract were part of an elaborate storyline, given Kross's cryptic persona.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Prince Harry wore a black blazer over a white T-shirt with dark pants.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Its legs are a similar pale yellow color covered with irregular black and dark-brown markings, according to Omelko.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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The book spans more than six decades and charts the rise of Malone, 84, from an engineering background to his current status as billionaire and media industry seer.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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That plan goes to hell when Davina intercepts them and forbids Julia to go, because a seer named Maisri is coming to the castle.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Mystic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mystic. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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