Wondering how to use Cryptic in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as esoteric or sibylline.
Cryptic meaning
- Having hidden (unapparent) meaning.
- Mystified or of an obscure nature; not easy to perceive.
- Involving use of a code or cipher.
Synonyms of Cryptic
Using Cryptic
- The main meaning on this page is: Having hidden (unapparent) meaning. | Mystified or of an obscure nature; not easy to perceive. | Involving use of a code or cipher.
- Useful related words include: cryptical, esoteric, sibylline, qabalistic.
- In the example corpus, cryptic often appears in combinations such as: cryptic message, the cryptic, cryptic post.
Context around Cryptic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cryptic
- In this selection, "cryptic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, incredibly, equally, surprisingly, message, post and tweet stand out and add context to how "cryptic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after some cryptic lingo on and and her cryptic nine word. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cryptic" sits close to words such as accountants, admirable and assembling, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cryptic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Cryptic labels often sow the seeds of unethical sexual interactions. (10 words)
Days later, Kourtney shared a cryptic post about disappointment on Poosh's official Instagram account. (15 words)
In another telling move, she posted a video with a cryptic message on her page. (15 words)
Bea Borres is mulling filing a cyber-libel complaint against Ricci Rivero after he challenged her to expose who was really a “kabit,” (or mistress) in reaction to a cryptic post that she wrote on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter. (42 words)
Chibnall, who was at the wheel at the time, attempted to show a rather tragic same-sex relationship between the Doctor and her companion, but it never truly came to fruition or culminated in something more than cryptic conversations and awkward hugs. (42 words)
After seemingly deleting his first tweet, he followed it up with a cryptic message which read, "My love was never fake so I can't get on here and do all that extra s**t. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Fans quickly took to investigating and found a cryptic image that then led to an even more cryptic and quite creepy video, which then led to coordinates and a mysterious cave.
It is called Cryptic Masonry or the Cryptic Rite because a crypt or underground room figures prominently in the degrees.
After seemingly deleting his first tweet, he followed it up with a cryptic message which read, "My love was never fake so I can't get on here and do all that extra s**t.
Afterward in Jeremy’s suite, Phyllis will dwell on Diane’s cryptic updates, but Jeremy will push her to keep her eye on the prize.
And in his memoir Spare, he details the moment he plucked up the courage to broach the subject with his granny - and her 'cryptic' nine-word response.
Bea Borres is mulling filing a cyber-libel complaint against Ricci Rivero after he challenged her to expose who was really a “kabit,” (or mistress) in reaction to a cryptic post that she wrote on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter.
But a cryptic voice message from her grandfather, James Sawpole, telling her to come home sounds so wrong that she catches the next plane to Oklahoma.
Chibnall, who was at the wheel at the time, attempted to show a rather tragic same-sex relationship between the Doctor and her companion, but it never truly came to fruition or culminated in something more than cryptic conversations and awkward hugs.
Cryptic labels often sow the seeds of unethical sexual interactions.
Days later, Kourtney shared a cryptic post about disappointment on Poosh's official Instagram account.
Diggs made his displeasure with the team clear, and was even mentioned in trade rumors this offseason after some cryptic lingo on social media turned up the heat on his team.
In another telling move, she posted a video with a cryptic message on her page.
In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Hagrid was incredibly cryptic over how he obtained the creature, with the only thing known being that he got Aragog from the pocket of a traveler.
It’s impossible to know what’s going on here, as both the reports and Bliss’ refutations are equally cryptic.
It’s unconfirmed when the couple first met, but a cryptic tweet from 2016 provides a possible clue.
Jessica sent social media into overdrive after posting a cryptic message about her 'true friends'.
Jiren is strong enough to trigger Goku’s first transformation into Ultra Instinct power, but is surprisingly cryptic when it comes to this important character.
King Crimson is a contentious presence within the fandom, mostly because of the cryptic nature of its powerful abilities.
Kym Marsh has taken to social media with a cryptic message after having to deliver 'bad news' during her return to Morning Live this week.
Lifeweaver has been confirmed as the new hero coming to Overwatch 2 in Season 4, with Blizzard teasing the announcement through a cryptic tweet.
Common combinations with cryptic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: