uncanny
adjective/ʌnˈkæni/
Frequency rank: #9,322 most common English word
Meaning
Strange or mysterious in a way that is unsettling or hard to explain.
Example sentence
There was something uncanny about the way the twins moved in perfect unison.
Synonyms & related words
- eerie
- mysterious
- strange
- unsettling
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