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uncanny

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of uncanny

1 being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain

a number of uncanny parallels in the lives of the twins who had been separated at birth

Synonyms of uncanny

arcane, cryptic, deep, enigmatic (also enigmatical), impenetrable, inscrutable, mysterious, mystic, occult

Words Related to uncanny

dark, darkling, fuzzy, murky, obscure, shadowy, vague

ambiguous, equivocal

imponderable, incomprehensible, unfathomable, unintelligible, unsearchable

inexplicable, unaccountable, unexplainable

unanswerable, unknowable

metaphysical, mystical, numinous, supernatural

abstruse, esoteric, recondite

baffling, befuddling, bewildering, confounding, confusing, disorienting, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling

Near Antonyms of uncanny

fathomable, intelligible, understandable

apparent, clear, evident, manifest, obvious, open-and-shut, palpable, patent, perspicuous, plain, straightforward, transparent, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable

2 being so extraordinary or abnormal as to suggest powers which violate the laws of nature

an uncanny gift for knowing when someone, no matter how distant, needed help

Synonyms of uncanny

magical, miraculous, phenomenal, preternatural, superhuman, supernatural, supernormal, transcendent, transcendental, unearthly

Words Related to uncanny

bizarre, curious, eerie (also eery), far-out, funny, grotesque, kinky, outlandish, out-of-the-way, outrageous, outré, peculiar, quaint, queer, queerish, quirky, remarkable, screwy, strange, wacky (also whacky), way-out, weird, wild

baffling, bewildering, confounding, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling, shocking

aberrant, atypical, fantastic (also fantastical), flaky, freak, freakish, idiosyncratic, marvelous (or marvellous), prodigious, rare, singular, uncommon, unique, unnatural, unusual, unwonted

unconventional, uncustomary, unorthodox

conspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, prominent, salient, striking

Near Antonyms of uncanny

average, commonplace, everyday, garden, ordinary, prosaic, routine, run-of-the-mill, typical, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual, workaday

expected, familiar, predictable

common, customary, frequent, habitual, regular, wonted

3 fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic

uncanny and unexpected shadows along the mountainsides

Synonyms of uncanny

creepy, eerie (also eery), haunting, spookish, spooky, unearthly, weird

Words Related to uncanny

ghastly, ghostlike, ghostly, ghoulish, spectral

bizarre, curious, odd, outlandish, outré, peculiar, quaint, queerish, quirky

unaccustomed, uncommon, unusual

metaphysical, preternatural, supernatural

enigmatic (also enigmatical), inscrutable, mysterious, puzzling

dreadful, fearsome, horrible, horrifying, terrible, terrifying

Near Antonyms of uncanny

common, commonplace, everyday, normal, ordinary, prosaic, routine, typical, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual

expected, familiar, predictable

Synonym Discussion of uncanny

weird, eerie, uncanny mean mysteriously strange or fantastic. weird may imply an unearthly or supernatural strangeness or it may stress peculiarity or oddness.

- weird creatures from another world

eerie suggests an uneasy or fearful consciousness that mysterious and malign powers are at work.

- an eerie calm preceded the bombing raid

uncanny implies disquieting strangeness or mysteriousness.

- an uncanny resemblance between total strangers

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