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

Images of quarantined cruise passengers and officials in hazmat suits feel eerily reminiscent of the dozens of Covid-19 outbreaks that hit the cruise industry in early 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

The room’s furniture remains eerily static, while their bodies’ movements leave traces imprinted around the frame.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

One of the balloons floated eerily above a bright vase full of irises.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro