unearthly

[uhn-urth-lee] / ʌnˈɜrθ li /

ADJECTIVE

supernatural; very strange

Synonyms

WEAK

abnormal absurd appalling demoniac devilish eerie ethereal extraordinary fiendish frightening funereal ghastly ghostly ghoulish hair-raising haunted heavenly hyperphysical miraculous nightmarish not of this world phantom preternatural ridiculous scary sepulchral spectral spooky sublime superhuman uncanny ungodly unholy unreasonable weird

Antonyms

WEAK

earthly natural physical

Example Sentences

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Nansi swings his eyes upward, studying the sparkling stars like there are messages written in the unearthly skies.

From Literature

That makes the Palisades fire all the more unearthly.

From Los Angeles Times

“It was going to be almost a vocal earthwork,” said Aitken, who tends to think and speak in floating, unearthly concepts.

From Los Angeles Times

I may have dozed just lightly when an unearthly moan jarred me awake.

From Literature

They did not leave disappointed as the sun shrank to a crescent-like sliver of light that cast an unearthly pale gloom over the city.

From BBC