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Synonyms for "uncanny" in English

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uncanny:
- weird; unearthly; eldritch; uncanny; preternatural

English

Detailed Synonyms for uncanny in English

uncanny:

uncanny adj

uncanny

– suggesting the operation of supernatural influences ¹
weird; unearthly; eldritch; uncanny
– suggesting the operation of supernatural influences ¹
- weird adj
  - the three weird sisters¹
- unearthly adj
  - an unearthly light¹
  - he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din¹
- eldritch adj
  - an eldritch screech¹
- uncanny adj
  - stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures¹
uncanny

– surpassing the ordinary or normal ¹
preternatural; uncanny
– surpassing the ordinary or normal ¹
- preternatural adj
  - Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel¹
- uncanny adj
  - his uncanny sense of direction¹

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Related Definitions for "uncanny":

suggesting the operation of supernatural influences¹
- stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures¹
surpassing the ordinary or normal¹
- his uncanny sense of direction¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University