eery

Giving you shivers

Eery is a less common spelling of eerie, meaning strange and unsettling in a way that suggests something supernatural or inexplicable: an eery silence fell over the house.

The double-e spelling is standard, but eery appears often enough to be considered a legitimate variant.

unsettling

uncanny

Eerily beyond normal

disquietingCausing unease or worry
disturbingCausing mental unease
unnervingCausing loss of composure

creepy · foreboding · ominous · sinister · chilling · dread · apprehension · trepidation · unease · menacing

ghostly

apparition

Visible supernatural manifestation

specterGhostly threatening presence
phantomInsubstantial apparition
wraithSpectral apparition of someone

banshee · revenant · spirit · shade · ethereal · spectral · otherworldly · supernatural · phantasmal · haunting

mysterious

enigmatic

Puzzling and obscure

crypticObscure in meaning
inscrutableImpossible to understand
unexplainedNot yet clarified

puzzling · inexplicable · strange · unfathomable · unknowable · arcane · occult · hidden · veiled · secretive

atmospheric

fog

Low-lying cloud cover

mistFine airborne moisture
twilightLight after sunset
shadowsDark areas from blocked light

silence · stillness · abandoned · desolate · moonlit · dimness · gloom · murky · hushed · deserted

Opposites

emotional atmosphere/feeling evoked

eerycomforting

Giving emotional ease

reassuring · welcoming · cozy · warm · inviting

familiarity and normalcy

eerynormal

Conforming to standard

familiar · ordinary · mundane · commonplace · everyday

Phrases

eerie silenceUnsettling lack of noise
eerie feelingDisturbing atmospheric unease
eerie atmospherePervasive sense of dread

Family

eerie, eeriness, eerier, eeriest

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G