abstruse vs recondite

abstruse and recondite both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
abstruse	No	Yes	No	No
recondite	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, abstruse and recondite are synonyms defined as:

abstruse and recondite: difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

Other synonyms of abstruse include deep.

abstruse (adjective)	recondite (adjective)
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge	difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge