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Synonyms & Antonyms of uncanny
- a number of uncanny parallels in the lives of the twins who had been separated at birth
Synonyms for uncanny
- arcane,
- cryptic,
- deep,
- enigmatic
- (also enigmatical),
- impenetrable,
- inscrutable,
- mysterious,
- mystic,
- occult
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Near Antonyms for uncanny
- an uncanny gift for knowing when someone, no matter how distant, needed help
Synonyms for uncanny
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
- aberrant,
- atypical,
- fantastic
- (also fantastical),
- flaky,
- freak,
- freakish,
- idiosyncratic,
- marvelous
- (or marvellous),
- prodigious,
- rare,
- singular,
- uncommon,
- unique,
- unnatural,
- unusual,
- unwonted
Near Antonyms for uncanny
- uncanny and unexpected shadows along the mountainsides
Synonyms for uncanny
Words Related to uncanny
- enigmatic
- (also enigmatical),
- inscrutable,
- mysterious,
- puzzling
Near Antonyms for uncanny
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The first known use of uncanny was in 1773
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