eerily

[eer-i-lee] / ˈɪər ɪ li /

ADVERB

strangely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bizarrely creepily mysteriously preternaturally spookily supernaturally uncannily weirdly

STRONG

bloodcurdlingly chillingly fearfully forebodingly formidably grimly hauntingly ominously unnervingly

WEAK

fantastically monstrously otherworldly phantasmatically sinisterly spectrally unusually

Antonyms

STRONGEST

naturally nicely normally ordinarily pleasantly

STRONG

agreeably becomingly delightfully invitingly mildly

WEAK

conventionally fittingly gracefully plainly routinely

Example Sentences

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One Moneyist reader has been through something eerily similar.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Robert Altemeyer, a Canadian psychologist, described such people in 2006 in an eerily prophetic manner:

From Salon • May 18, 2026

DUBAI—Video clips released by Iranian-backed Iraqi militias this week looked eerily familiar to anyone who has followed the war in Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

It’s an eerily quiet part of city, especially during the day.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Even on one good leg, he was eerily spry.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo