Antonyms for uncanny
ʌnˈkæn iun·can·ny

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1. eldritch, weird, uncanny, unearthlyadjective

   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

   Antonyms:
   ordinary, natural

   Synonyms:
   preternatural, spiritual, unearthly, weird, eldritch

2. preternatural, uncannyadjective

   surpassing the ordinary or normal

   "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction"

   Antonyms:
   natural, ordinary

   Synonyms:
   transcendental, eldritch, weird, nonnatural, otherworldly, unearthly, preternatural

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1. uncannyadjective

   Synonyms:
   weird, eerie

How to use uncanny in a sentence?

1. President Clinton:

   I was very, very determined that whoever I put on the court would be on the level and would see the people first. And understand the human impact, and she really did. She had this uncanny ability to be very much in the weeds, if you will, of the intellectual legal arguments and yet never lost sight of the human impact of her decisions.

2. James Winnefeld:

   We're hemorrhaging information at a dizzying rate, evidenced by the uncanny similarity of some of our potential adversaries' new platforms to those we've been developing.

3. Marlene Carlisle:

   Josh was an amazing young boy who had an uncanny relationship with nature and with God, so I know where he is and I know he's at peace.

4. Trooper Entertainment -RRB- Fanciulli:

   DNA technology was maybe 20 years into the future, the sketches based on the descriptions of eyewitnesses were absolutely uncanny. But it was the fingerprint identification that really sealed the deal.

5. Marlene Carlisle:

   Josh was an amazing young boy who had an uncanny relationship with nature and with God, so I know where he is and I know he’s at peace.

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