uncanny

The word “uncanny” has 3 syllables: un-can-ny

It's pronounced as /ʌnˈkæni/

What is synonym and antonym for uncanny?

In the thesaurus, “uncanny” has 136 synonyms and 48 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for uncanny

aberrant
abstruse
ambiguous
arcane
astonishing
astounding
atypical
baffling
befuddling
bewildering
bizarre
confounding
confusing
conspicuous
creepy
cryptic
curious
dark
darkling
deep
devilish
disorienting
dreadful
eerie
eery
enigmatic
enigmatical
equivocal
esoteric
exceptional
extraordinary
fantastic
fantastical
far-out
fearsome
flaky
freak
freakish
funny
fuzzy
ghastly
ghostlike
ghostly
ghoulish
grotesque
haunting
horrible
horrifying
idiosyncratic
impenetrable
imponderable
incomprehensible
incredible
inexplainable
inexplicable
inscrutable
inspired
kinky
magical
marvellous
marvelous
metaphysical
miraculous
murky
mysterious
mystic
mystical
mystifying
notable
noticeable
numinous
obscure
occult
odd
out-of-the-way
outlandish
outrageous
outstanding
peculiar
perplexing
phenomenal
preternatural
prodigious
prominent
puzzling
quaint
queer
queerish
quirky
rare
recondite
remarkable
salient
scary
screwy
secret
shadowy
shocking
singular
spectral
spookish
spooky
strange
striking
superhuman
supernatural
supernormal
supranormal
terrible
terrifying
transcendent
transcendental
unaccountable
unaccustomed
unanswerable
uncommon
unconventional
uncustomary
unearthly
unexplainable
unfathomable
unheard-of
unintelligible
unique
unknowable
unnatural
unorthodox
unsearchable
unusual
unwonted
vague
wacky
way-out
weird
whacky
wild

Antonyms for uncanny

apparent
average
bad
boring
clear
common
commonplace
conventional
customary
dull
earthly
everyday
evident
expected
familiar
fathomable
frequent
garden
habitual
intelligible
manifest
natural
normal
obvious
open-and-shut
ordinary
palpable
patent
perspicuous
plain
poor
predictable
prosaic
regular
routine
run-of-the-mill
straightforward
transparent
typical
unambiguous
understandable
unequivocal
unexceptional
unmistakable
unremarkable
usual
wonted
workaday

Meanings of uncanny

noun
1. (Freud) Something that is simultaneously familiar and strange, typically leading to feelings of discomfort; translation of Freud's usage of the German "unheimlich" (literally "unsecret").
adjective
1. Strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird.
2. Careless.

Example Sentences

There was an uncanny resemblance between the two actors, making them look like twins.
The way she knew exactly what I was thinking felt almost uncanny.
His ability to predict the outcome of events seemed uncanny, as if he could see the future.
The uncanny silence in the room made everyone feel uneasy.
She had an uncanny knack for solving problems that no one else could figure out.

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