Synonyms of unearthly

unearthly

adjective

ˌən-ˈərth-lē 

1

as in superhuman

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

an unearthly knack for picking winning lottery numbers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• superhuman
• uncanny
• magical
• miraculous
• remarkable
• supernatural
• transcendental
• transcendent
• strange
• preternatural
• unique
• phenomenal
• supernormal
• eerie
• bizarre
• outstanding
• peculiar
• grotesque
• unusual
• curious
• weird
• rare
• marvelous
• outlandish
• outrageous
• unnatural
• uncommon
• perplexing
• quirky
• puzzling
• baffling
• freakish
• kinky
• funny
• wacky
• confounding
• unwonted
• singular
• quaint
• outré
• idiosyncratic
• shocking
• out-of-the-way
• mystifying
• prodigious
• striking
• aberrant
• queer
• atypical
• far-out
• bewildering
• wild
• way-out
• screwy
• freak
• flaky
• fantastic
• unconventional
• noticeable
• conspicuous
• queerish
• notable
• unorthodox
• salient
• prominent
• uncustomary

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ordinary
• usual
• typical
• average
• prosaic
• garden
• routine
• everyday
• commonplace
• familiar
• unremarkable
• predictable
• unexceptional
• workaday
• common
• run-of-the-mill
• expected
• regular
• customary
• frequent
• habitual
• wonted

2

as in eerie

fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic

an unearthly wail came from out of the darkness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eerie
• haunting
• creepy
• weird
• uncanny
• spooky
• bizarre
• mysterious
• spectral
• unusual
• ghostly
• terrifying
• ghoulish
• spookish
• ghastly
• odd
• peculiar
• outlandish
• supernatural
• uncommon
• curious
• ghostlike
• quirky
• metaphysical
• outré
• enigmatic
• quaint
• preternatural
• inscrutable
• horrible
• horrifying
• puzzling
• unaccustomed
• terrible
• queerish
• fearsome
• dreadful

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• normal
• ordinary
• common
• usual
• typical
• routine
• natural
• everyday
• commonplace
• prosaic
• unremarkable
• familiar
• unexceptional
• predictable
• expected

3

as in supernatural

of, relating to, or being part of a reality beyond the observable physical universe

unearthly messages that she believed were coming from her deceased father

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supernatural
• paranormal
• transcendental
• mystical
• metaphysical
• otherworldly
• transcendent
• mystic
• celestial
• preternatural
• psychic
• spiritual
• divine
• spiritualistic
• heavenly
• extrasensory
• unworldly
• numinous
• spiritistic
• ethereal
• supersensory
• supersensible
• occult

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• natural
• earthly
• mundane

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unearthly

Tassoni is best known for his 2023 Black List script Lure, which follows a park ranger lured into the woods by a dangerous, unearthly predator mimicking her dead daughter. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026

The crossroads legend seems to have originated with the unearthly skills of Tommy Johnson, a singer and guitarist born in Mississippi in the 1890s. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026

The mountain is incredibly hypnotic when catching the pearly hues of the first and last light of day and distils the unearthly beauty of the Himalayas into one gorgeous frame. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2026

During August, family members of the deceased would leave offerings of tools, food, and water on graves and elaborate altars to aid their dearly departed along their unearthly travels. — Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025