eeriness

noun

Definition of eerinessnext
as in creepiness

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Recent Examples of eeriness The rooms at the hotel were haunted, Reinsve says, in a tone of such eeriness that any shadow of doubt on my part was wiped from my face. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026 The Hunter’s Moon arriving just in time to add a little extra eeriness to spooky season. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 23 Oct. 2026 The play depends on the creeping eeriness of thinking your place of comfort has been corrupted and undercut by evil. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026 In the eeriness of quietude and gossamer sound, Atkinson invites us to stew, and then break free. — Vanessa Ague, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026 Musical cues swing wildly from choral eeriness to dead silence to pulsing synths without any discernible logic, frequently robbing scenes of rhythm and dread. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2026 Writer-director Kermani, who previously demonstrated her horror bona-fides with Lucky and Abraham’s Boys, strains mightily but fails to match the brilliant eeriness of the Japanese film that served as her inspiration. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026 The humor connects with the eeriness. — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025 Others commented on the eeriness of discovering unfamiliar images in one’s personal gallery and the realization of how default app settings can confuse or alarm users. — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eeriness
  1. creepiness
  2. scariness
  3. ghoulishness
Noun
  • Altman’s physicality, vocal intonations and general creepiness are on full display channeled through Garfield for a man who simply should not be trusted or taken for his word.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Fresh Air critic John Powers describes it as a unique blend of creepiness, sarcastic humor and political anger, unlike anything else on TV.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of creepiness
Noun
  • There’s ample gore and jumpy moments, but the true scariness here is of the forlorn kind; leads Joe Bird and Stacy Clausen play the mounting nightmare with ache and desperation, elevating the emotional tenor of a dolefully eerie movie.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 31 Jan. 2026
  • In Howard Schwartz’s version of Rabbinic folktales, the images and storylines of Jewish folklore become colorful, polymorphic, and wondrous while never losing an aura of ancient scariness.
    — Jon Raymond August 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Definition of scariness
Noun
  • To emphasize the ghoulishness, cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki shoots the president and his advisors in unflattering low angles with a formaldehyde sheen.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • And Art the Clown’s mime-of-mayhem harlequin ghoulishness is part of the extremity.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of ghoulishness

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“Eeriness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eeriness. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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