C2adjectiveformalpsychologyrelationships
US/ɪnˈskruː.tə.bəl/
UK/ɪnˈskruː.tə.bəl/
showing no emotion, so it is impossible to know what someone is thinking or feeling
In context
The judge listened with an inscrutable expression, giving nothing away.
Good poker players stay inscrutable even when they have a great hand.
My teenage son has become completely inscrutable; I never know what he's thinking.
Words that go with inscrutable
adjective + noun
- inscrutable expressionShe studied the letter with an inscrutable expression.
- inscrutable faceThe coach's inscrutable face gave the players no clue.
- inscrutable smileHe answered every question with an inscrutable smile.
verb + adjective
- remain inscrutableThe reasons for her decision remain inscrutable.
adverb + adjective
- utterly inscrutableTo outsiders, the rules of the game seemed utterly inscrutable.