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abstruseness

nounCommon GRE wordMore A words

the quality of being hard to comprehend

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Abstruseness in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing abstruseness in a sentence.

The abstruseness of his prose alienated all but the most determined readers.

Synonyms
obscuritycomplexityreconditeness
Antonyms
claritysimplicitylucidity
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Abstruseness (noun) means the quality of being hard to comprehend
Here is abstruseness used in an example sentence: "The abstruseness of his prose alienated all but the most determined readers."
Common synonyms for abstruseness include obscurity, complexity, reconditeness.
Antonyms of abstruseness include clarity, simplicity, lucidity.
Abstruseness is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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