Synonyms for uncanny
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Weird — strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird
weird, eerie, aerie US, strange, unearthly, supernatural, eldritch, uncouth, queer, outlandish
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird.
He bore an uncanny resemblance to the dead sailor.
Related words
- Word family
- uncannily uncanniness
Example sentences
- weird I may be imagining it, but something smells weird.
- strange Press the red button if something strange happens.
- eerie The eerie silence struck terror into their hearts.
- unearthly The snow on Lulu Island seems eerie and unearthly.
- preternatural She has preternatural powers!
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| uncanny | rising | |
| weird | rising | |
| strange | rising | |
| eerie | rising | |
| unearthly | rising | |
| preternatural | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- weird1, queer1, eerie2, aerie2
- 7 letters
- strange1, uncouth2
- 8 letters
- eldritch2
- 9 letters
- unearthly3
- 10 letters
- outlandish3
- 12 letters
- supernatural5
- 13 letters
- preternatural
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (eerie2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- déroutant
- Italiano
- sconcertante