Synonyms for eerie
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.
The eerie sounds seemed to come from the graveyard after midnight.
Example sentences
- creepy Elias drove down that creepy road into the forest.
- frightening I was terrified of receiving a frightening answer.
- ghostly Tobias doesn't believe in ghostly hitchhikers.
- unearthly The snow on Lulu Island seems eerie and unearthly.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| eerie | rising | |
| creepy | rising | |
| frightening | rising | |
| ghostly | rising | |
| unearthly | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- fey1
- 4 letters
- grim1
- 5 letters
- weird1, scary2, queer1
- 6 letters
- creepy2, spooky2, freaky2
- 7 letters
- strange1, unusual4, bizarre2, uncanny3, ghostly2, uncouth2
- 8 letters
- singular3, eldritch2
- 9 letters
- unearthly3
- 10 letters
- outlandish3
- 11 letters
- frightening3
- 12 letters
- supernatural5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (scary2 = 2 syllables).