Synonyms of eerie
70 similar words
Another word for eerie is unusual. Other synonyms of eerie are odd, weird, freak, alien and curious.
Synonyms and similar words for eerie
adjectiveInspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.
- creepy
- spookyEerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.
- aberrantDiffering from the norm.
- abnormal
- alienVery unfamiliar, strange, or removed.
- anomalous
- bizarreStrangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic...
- bookyStrange, scary, suspicious.
- curiousLeading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual.
- deviantCharacterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.
- discrepantShowing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.
- eldritchUnearthly, supernatural, eerie, preternatural.
- errant
- exceptional
- extraordinary
- fey
- forby UK, dialectalUncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.
- freakStrange, weird, unexpected.
- freakish
- freakyOdd; bizarre; unusual.
- funnyStrange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way.
- heteroclite
- hinky informal
- incongruous
- incongruitousSynonym of incongruous.
- irregular
- kooky informal
- nonstandard
- oddDiffering from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
- outlandishGreatly different from common experience; bizarre, outrageous, strange.
- out of the ordinaryExtraordinary, unusual, or exceptional, especially for the better.
- outré
- peculiar
- quaint dialectal
- queerStrange, odd, or different; whimsical.
- queer as a clockwork orange UK
- queer as a nine bob note UKSynonym of queer as a clockwork orange.
- queer as a three dollar bill US
- queer as a coot
- rare
- selcouthStrange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvellous, wondrous.
- seldUnusual; unwonted.
- singularOut of the ordinary; curious.
- strange
- trippy informalStrange, surreal, similar to the effects of a hallucinogen.
- uncanny
- uncommon
- unconventional
- unearthly
- unexpectedNot expected, anticipated or foreseen.
- unreasonable
- unusualNot usual, out of the ordinary.
- unwonted
- weirdDeviating from the normal; bizarre.
- weirdsomeMarked by weirdness; strange; mysterious.
- yampy UK, dialectalBarmy; mad; daft.
- as queer as Dick's hatband dated
- fremd dialectal, rare
- monstrous obsolete
- queer as Dick's hatband datedVery queer: very unusual or strange.
- rum UK, dated
- rummy UK, dated
- uncouth archaicUnfamiliar, strange, foreign.
adjectiveMore synonyms
- chilling
- frightening
- grim
- offputting
- scary
- sinister
- unsettlingThat makes one troubled or uneasy; disquieting or distressing.
Meaning of eerie
- adjective Inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.
- adjective Frightened, timid.
- noun An eerie creature or thing.
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