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Synonyms for uncanny
ʌnˈkæn iun·can·ny
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Princeton's WordNet
eldritch, weird, uncanny, unearthlyadjective
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
"an eldritch screech"; "the three weird sisters"; "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy; "an unearthly light"; "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley
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preternatural, spiritual, unearthly, weird, eldritchpreternatural, uncannyadjective
surpassing the ordinary or normal
"Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction"
Synonyms:
transcendental, eldritch, weird, nonnatural, otherworldly, unearthly, preternatural
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#3706 | spiritual | |
#3929 | strange | |
#5549 | weird | |
#15827 | supernatural | |
#20016 | astonishing | |
#20961 | staggering | |
#31626 | uncanny | |
#34567 | transcendental | |
#75436 | otherworldly | |
#76531 | eldritch | |
#79310 | unearthly | |
#173448 | preternatural |
How to use uncanny in a sentence?
Rose has this uncanny ability to have her finger on the pulse of what people should see but also what media consumers should look out for, she is a great shepherd through all the garbage out there.
Andrea’s joyful energy brought smiles, happiness and laughter to everyone who was privileged to work with her and call her a friend, she had an uncanny ability to make any room she walked into a more positive place, with laughter filing the room.
To fully comprehend the term 'love', you have to imagine, to suppress the possible boundaries visible to a naked eye. Because love is - uncanny.
I was very, very determined that whoever I put on the court would be on the level and would see the people first. And understand the human impact, and she really did. She had this uncanny ability to be very much in the weeds, if you will, of the intellectual legal arguments and yet never lost sight of the human impact of her decisions.
These bulldogs that got through everything and worked for 33 years to solve this for our family -- we are forever indebted to all of you, josh was an amazing young boy who had an uncanny relationship with nature and with God, so I know where he is and I know he's at peace.
Translations for uncanny
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- podivný, zlověstný, tajemný, tajuplný, záhadný, zvláštníCzech
- unheimliche, unheimlichGerman
- perturbante, misteriosoSpanish
- outo, hämmästyttäväFinnish
- déroutante, déroutantFrench
- dularfullur, óhugnanlegur, undarlegur, kynlegurIcelandic
- curioso, bizzarro, inquietante, perturbante, sconcertante, angosciante, sinistro, stranoItalian
- 不気味Japanese
- mysterieus, griezeligDutch
- uncannyNorwegian
- estranhoPortuguese
- bizarRomanian
- жу́ткий, сверхъесте́ственныйRussian
- kỳ lạVietnamese
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