Definitions

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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Worse still, the emerging framework is eerily similar to the agreement reached between the U.S. and North Korea during the Clinton administration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Adam Goodman, an associate professor of history at the University of Illinois Chicago, said accounts of the U.S. government’s targeting of immigrants in the 1980s are eerily similar to current day.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026

That is eerily close to the roughly $1.75 trillion SpaceX IPO valuation.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

However, it has been eerily quiet since the sudden appearance of a sinkhole and resultant closure of the road more than a week ago.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

They glanced at the soldiers, who were eerily quiet.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin