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

From Salon • May 18, 2026

The streets were eerily empty, with bus service suspended and taxi drivers unable to find gasoline.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

It looks eerily similar to the same type of candle from Oct.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Tajrish, an affluent neighborhood of North Tehran normally known as the capital’s top dating spot, has been eerily quiet in the past week, a resident said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

He goes eerily quiet, and I have no idea why.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman