preternaturally
Beyond normal explanation
Preternaturally means beyond what is normal or natural, suggesting something uncanny or extraordinary: She was preternaturally calm during the crisis, preternaturally gifted.
The word implies abilities or qualities that exceed ordinary human limits without being fully supernatural—remarkable enough to seem almost impossible, yet not quite miraculous.
Disturbingly strange
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
- unearthlySupernatural or eerie
- eldritchWeirdly supernatural, disturbingly strange
- uncannyEerily beyond normal
strange · weird · inexplicable · abnormal · anomalous · surreal · bizarre · peculiar
Known without reasoning
- clairvoyantOne who perceives beyond senses
- psychicOne claiming supernatural perception
- prescientHaving advance knowledge
- propheticForetelling future events
telepathic · discerning · perceptive · insightful · astute · aware · attuned · sensitive
Having natural ability
- prodigiousExtraordinarily great in extent
- exceptionalNotably above the norm
- remarkableWorthy of attention
- extraordinaryBeyond what's typical
genius · brilliant · virtuoso · wunderkind · savant · precocious · innate · effortless
eerie
Disturbingly strange
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
- unearthlySupernatural or eerie
- eldritchWeirdly supernatural, disturbingly strange
uncanny · strange · weird · inexplicable · abnormal · anomalous · surreal · bizarre · peculiar · freakish
intuitive
Known without reasoning
- clairvoyantOne who perceives beyond senses
- psychicOne claiming supernatural perception
- prescientHaving advance knowledge
prophetic · telepathic · discerning · perceptive · insightful · astute · aware · attuned · sensitive · empathic
talented
Having natural ability
- prodigiousExtraordinarily great in extent
- exceptionalNotably above the norm
- remarkableWorthy of attention
extraordinary · genius · brilliant · virtuoso · wunderkind · savant · precocious · innate · effortless · naturally
foreboding
Fearful anticipation of harm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- chillingCausing fear or cold
haunting · ghostly · spectral · macabre · grim · baleful · threatening · dreadful · creepy · spooky
preternaturallynaturally
without artificial help
ordinarily · normally · typically · usually · unremarkably