Synonyms for uncanny
ʌnˈkæn iun·can·ny

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1. 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

   Synonyms:
   preternatural, spiritual, unearthly, weird, eldritch

   Antonyms:
   ordinary, natural

2. preternatural, 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

   Antonyms:
   natural, ordinary

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1. uncannyadjective

   Synonyms:
   weird, eerie

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1. List of paraphrases for "uncanny":

   supernatural, strange, staggering, astonishing

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How to use uncanny in a sentence?

1. James Winnefeld:

   We're hemorrhaging information at a dizzying rate, evidenced by the uncanny similarity of some of our potential adversaries' new platforms to those we've been developing.

2. Marlene Carlisle:

   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.

3. Marlene Carlisle:

   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.

4. California Lottery spokesman Alex Traverso:

   They said he resembled the guy in the video, so there was a resemblance. It wasn't an uncanny resemblance.

5. Sebastian Strangio:

   For three decades he has outmaneuvered political opponents and international critics, while playing off the country's Western aid donors against a rising China, his long career has been marked by his incredible ideological flexibility an uncanny ability to twist and bend with the political wind.