uncanny
Strangely beyond normal
Uncanny describes something unsettlingly strange—familiar enough to recognize but wrong enough to disturb.
An uncanny resemblance is so close it feels eerie.
The uncanny valley names the revulsion people feel toward robots or animations that look almost but not quite human.
Uncanny can also mean extraordinary: an uncanny ability to predict the market.
Disturbingly strange
- creepyDisturbingly strange
- spookyUnsettlingly strange
- unsettlingCausing unease or discomfort
- chillingCausing fear or cold
haunting · ghostly · ominous · sinister · disquieting · unnerving · disturbing · macabre
Unusual or unfamiliar
- weirdStrangely unsettling
- bizarreStrikingly unconventional
- peculiarStrangely unusual
- oddUnusual or not even
unusual · inexplicable · mysterious · anomalous · abnormal · curious · unnatural · freakish
Beyond natural explanation
- preternaturalBeyond normal nature
- paranormalBeyond scientific explanation
- metaphysicalBeyond the material realm
- occultConcealed from view
mystical · otherworldly · ethereal · transcendent · numinous · arcane · esoteric · psychic
Supernatural duplicate of oneself
- doubleTwice the amount
- likenessVisual similarity or representation
- twinOne of matched pair
- lookalikeOne who closely resembles another
simulacrum · replica · imitation · mirroring · echo · facsimile · duplicate · semblance
Unconscious blocking of thoughts
- familiarKnown from experience
- returnGo back again
- psychologicalOf the mind
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
anxiety · dread · automata · doubles · castration · repetition · déjà vu · suppressed
Worthy of attention
- extraordinaryBeyond what's typical
- exceptionalNotably above the norm
- astonishingCausing great wonder
- superhumanBeyond typical ability
prodigious · intuitive · instinctive · prescient · perceptive · astute · sharp · keen
eerie
Disturbingly strange
- creepyDisturbingly strange
- spookyUnsettlingly strange
- unsettlingCausing unease or discomfort
chilling · haunting · ghostly · ominous · sinister · disquieting · unnerving · disturbing · macabre · foreboding
strange
Unusual or unfamiliar
odd · unusual · inexplicable · mysterious · anomalous · abnormal · curious · unnatural · freakish · outlandish
supernatural
Beyond natural explanation
- preternaturalBeyond normal nature
- paranormalBeyond scientific explanation
- metaphysicalBeyond the material realm
occult · mystical · otherworldly · ethereal · transcendent · numinous · arcane · esoteric · psychic · extrasensory
doppelganger
Supernatural duplicate of oneself
lookalike · simulacrum · replica · imitation · mirroring · echo · facsimile · duplicate · semblance · avatar
repression
Unconscious blocking of thoughts
- familiarKnown from experience
- returnGo back again
- psychologicalOf the mind
unconscious · anxiety · dread · automata · doubles · castration · repetition · déjà vu · suppressed · disturbing
remarkable
Worthy of attention
- extraordinaryBeyond what's typical
- exceptionalNotably above the norm
- astonishingCausing great wonder
superhuman · prodigious · intuitive · instinctive · prescient · perceptive · astute · sharp · keen · unerring
- horrorhorror, terror, fear, dread, haunted
- Gothic horrorghost story, haunted houses, Dracula, vampires, Frankenstein
- mysteriousmysterious, cryptic, enigmatic, arcane, obscure
- strangenessodd, weird, strange, bizarre, peculiar
- scary feelingsterrified, frightening, dreadful, creepiness, goosebumps
- unbelievableunbelievable, incredible, inconceivable, implausible, unthinkable
uncannyordinary
Standard, unremarkable
usual · typical · normal · familiar · commonplace
uncannyexplicable
Able to be understood
understandable · explainable · fathomable · intelligible · comprehensible
uncannyfamiliar
Known from experience
natural · reassuring · comforting · earthly · homely
- uncanny resemblanceDisturbing degree of similarity
- uncanny valleyEerie near-realism response
- the uncannyDisturbing familiarity, wrongness