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uncanny

/ʌnˈkæni/adjective3 syllables

Uncanny means: suggesting the operation of supernatural influences.

Synonyms for uncanny6

adjective, as in suggesting the operation of supernatural influences

eldritch, weird, unearthly, supernatural

adjective, as in surpassing the ordinary or normal

preternatural, extraordinary

What does uncanny mean?2

adjective

1

suggesting the operation of supernatural influences“an eldritch screech”

2

surpassing the ordinary or normal“Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with uncanny?4

two syllables

grannynannyfanny

four syllables

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Uncanny in a sentence

  • Their propinquity was uncanny, as they'd met only three days ago.Lepotdeterre
  • The robot was so lifelike that it was uncanny.slomox
  • The resemblance between these two men is uncanny.Hybrid
  • Chigurh has an uncanny ability to disappear without a trace.Amastan
  • That falls into the uncanny valley for sure.mak
  • She bears an uncanny resemblance to Marilyn Monroe.darinmex
  • Tom bore an uncanny resemblance to Abraham Lincoln.Hybrid
  • Tom bears an uncanny resemblance to Abraham Lincoln.Hybrid

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Forms of uncanny

as a adjective

comparative
uncannier
superlative
uncanniest