eerie

The word “eerie” has 2 syllables: eer-ie

It's pronounced as /ˈɪəri/


What is synonym and antonym for eerie?

In the thesaurus, “eerie” has 43 synonyms and 17 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for eerie along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for eerie

  • awesome
  • bizarre
  • creepy
  • curious
  • dreadful
  • eldritch
  • enigmatic
  • enigmatical
  • fantastic
  • fearsome
  • frightening
  • ghastly
  • ghostlike
  • ghostly
  • ghoulish
  • haunting
  • horrible
  • horrifying
  • inscrutable
  • metaphysical
  • mysterious
  • odd
  • outlandish
  • peculiar
  • preternatural
  • puzzling
  • quaint
  • queerish
  • quirky
  • scary
  • spectral
  • spookish
  • spooky
  • strange
  • supernatural
  • terrible
  • terrifying
  • unaccustomed
  • uncanny
  • uncommon
  • unearthly
  • unusual
  • weird

Antonyms for eerie

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

Meanings of eerie

  • adjective
    1. Strange, weird, fear-inspiring.
    2. Frightened, timid.

Example Sentences

  • The forest was eerie at night, with shadows dancing among the trees.
  • As she walked through the abandoned house, she couldn't shake off the eerie feeling of being watched.
  • The old mansion had an eerie atmosphere, as if it held secrets from centuries past.
  • The fog rolling in over the lake gave it an eerie appearance, like something out of a ghost story.
  • The silence in the empty town was eerie, broken only by the occasional creak of a loose shutter.

On this page you'll find 60 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to eerie, such as: awesome, bizarre, common, commonplace, creepy, curious, dreadful.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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