uncanny (Meaning)
uncanny (s)
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
surpassing the ordinary or normal
uncanny (a.)
Not canny; unsafe; strange; weird; ghostly.
Synonyms & Antonyms of uncanny
Synonyms:
- vague
- murky
- unexplainable
- inscrutable
- confusing
- deep
- dark
- ambiguous
- obscure
- metaphysical
- occult
- mystical
- arcane
- impenetrable
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- supernatural
- confounding
- fuzzy
- unknowable
- unsearchable
- unfathomable
- baffling
- unanswerable
- incomprehensible
- perplexing
- inexplicable
- esoteric
- unaccountable
- shadowy
- disorienting
- mystifying
- abstruse
- equivocal
- recondite
- puzzling
- bewildering
- unintelligible
- darkling
- numinous
- imponderable
Antonyms:
uncanny Sentence Examples
- The uncanny silence of the forest sent shivers down my spine.
- The abandoned house exuded an uncanny aura, as if it held forgotten secrets.
- His uncanny resemblance to his long-lost brother left me speechless.
- The uncanny precision of her movements made it seem as if she were a machine.
- The uncanny way in which the cat's eyes seemed to follow me made me uneasy.
- The uncanny beauty of the painting captivated and disturbed me simultaneously.
- The uncanny feeling of being watched from the shadows haunted me wherever I went.
- The uncanny coincidence of meeting my doppelgänger left me deeply unsettled.
- The uncanny calm that preceded the storm made me wary of what was to come.
- There was an uncanny connection between the two lovers, as if their souls had been intertwined.
FAQs About the word uncanny
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences, surpassing the ordinary or normalNot canny; unsafe; strange; weird; ghostly.
enigmatic, enigmatical,mysterious, cryptic, mystic, vague, murky, unexplainable, inscrutable, confusing
understandable, apparent, understandable, obvious, intelligible, evident, intelligible, apparent, obvious, evident
The uncanny silence of the forest sent shivers down my spine.
The abandoned house exuded an uncanny aura, as if it held forgotten secrets.
His uncanny resemblance to his long-lost brother left me speechless.
The uncanny precision of her movements made it seem as if she were a machine.
