Definition for Uncanny:

• suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; " an eldritch screech"; " the three weird sisters"; " stumps... had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy; " an unearthly light"; " he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley

Synonyms for Uncanny:

• adj.

  •ghostly (adjective)
  • apparitional,
  • ghostly.
  •magical (adjective)
  • magical.

• n.

  •
  • unreal,
  • outlandish,
  • eccentric,
  • incongruous,
  • funny,
  • idiosyncratic.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • frightful.
  •Other relevant words:
  • elfish,
  • kooky,
  • dreadful,
  • confusing,
  • bizarre,
  • psychic,
  • macabre,
  • mystic,
  • transcendental,
  • inscrutable,
  • magic,
  • cadaverous,
  • devilish,
  • inspired,
  • deadly,
  • screwy,
  • arcane,
  • Ultramundane,
  • other-worldly,
  • deep,
  • peculiar,
  • demonic,
  • surprising,
  • different,
  • ghostlike,
  • grisly,
  • unparalleled,
  • wan,
  • supranormal,
  • out-of-the-way,
  • mystifying,
  • unexpected,
  • creepy,
  • anomalous,
  • deathly,
  • Inexplainable,
  • miraculous,
  • puzzling,
  • pale,
  • individual,
  • freakish,
  • incredible,
  • phantom,
  • fabulous,
  • uncommon,
  • unique,
  • mystical,
  • ghost-like,
  • unexplainable,
  • Fiendish,
  • nightmarish,
  • paranormal,
  • unconventional,
  • perplexing,
  • baffling,
  • astonishing,
  • rum,
  • astounding,
  • kookie,
  • scary,
  • singular,
  • awing,
  • Supramundane,
  • blue,
  • awesome,
  • awe-inspiring,
  • way out,
  • Elvin,
  • quaint,
  • horrid,
  • fiend-like,
  • painful,
  • spectral,
  • cryptic,
  • exceptional,
  • transcendent,
  • Preterhuman,
  • ridiculous,
  • insoluble,
  • fey,
  • impenetrable,
  • impish,
  • unaccountable,
  • secret,
  • enigmatic,
  • extraordinary,
  • elfin,
  • unfamiliar,
  • occult,
  • repugnant,
  • repulsive,
  • numinous,
  • unorthodox,
  • confounding,
  • awful,
  • sinister,
  • untypical,
  • freaky,
  • eery,
  • curious,
  • inexplicable,
  • offbeat,
  • irregular,
  • metaphysical,
  • rare,
  • barmy,
  • remarkable,
  • Supersensible,
  • bent,
  • bewildering,
  • odd,
  • repellant,
  • unexampled,
  • livid,
  • prodigious,
  • absurd,
  • freak,
  • deathlike,
  • demonical,
  • shocking,
  • superhuman,
  • far-out,
  • elflike,
  • atypical,
  • haggard,
  • dark,
  • mortuary,
  • ghoulish,
  • spiritual,
  • unheard-of,
  • phantasmal,
  • fantastic,
  • phenomenal,
  • kinky,
  • Thaumaturgical,
  • deviant,
  • forbidding,
  • hideous,
  • demoniacal,
  • odious,
  • spookish,
  • exotic,
  • supernormal,
  • Extramundane,
  • unsolvable,
  • monstrous,
  • Pokerish,
  • frightening,
  • haunted,
  • ludicrous.

Paraphrases for Uncanny:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    surprising, odd, weird, unsettling, amazing, mysterious, mind-boggling, incredible, bizarre, startling, stunning, curious, troubling, peculiar, puzzling, disturbing, remarkable, unexpected, funny.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    astonishing, strange, astounding, staggering, striking, unusual.

Antonyms for Uncanny:

• adj.

  • very strange, unusual
    dull, conventional, natural, poor, boring, bad, earthly, Familiar, ordinary.
  • Other antonyms:
    prosaic, unmistakable, habitual, understandable, unambiguous, expected, frequent, usual, fathomable, regular, patent, perspicuous, normal, evident, average, palpable, routine, plain, transparent, unremarkable, workaday, commonplace, straightforward, manifest, customary, apparent, obvious, unexceptional, open-and-shut, intelligible, clear, typical, garden, everyday, run-of-the-mill, wonted, common, unequivocal, predictable.

• Other antonyms:

  • n.
    canny.