eerily
- adverb
- /ˈɪrɪli/
- The forest was eerily silent at night, with only the sound of the wind rustling the leaves.
- eerily similar
- eerily familiar
- eerily reminiscent
And then they groom them more through an experience that looks eerily like love bombing.
- And then they groom them more through an experience that looks eerily like love bombing.
- So yes, the names are eerily familiar.
- But something about that fatigue began to feel eerily familiar.
- The screen here with his poems on it will eerily be a reminder of subtitles in movies.
- And then a few days later Y product shows up in Costco and it looks eerily similar to what they sell for half the price.
- What SBF described in the interview was eerily similar to what many suspect FTX and Alameda were actually engaged in.
- In fact, it sounded eerily like Nixon when he said if I use force, it will be legitimate because I used it.
- That might sound eerily familiar because I think this is the default mode for modern Americans, or let's say the modern world.
- That's eerily like, I think that's a streamer's name.
Examples
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But something about that fatigue began to feel eerily familiar.
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The scenarios she outlined seem eerily prescient given the catastrophe that ensued.
Academic text (1998) -
And our path looks eerily similar to what happened back then.
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But first, she'd take a picture of this scene that was so eerily beautiful.
Fiction book (1990) -
Once busy streets are eerily silent as many have fled.
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That might sound eerily familiar because I think this is the default mode for modern Americans, or let's say the modern world.
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The crowds just stood there, eerily silent, watching the king like a pack of hungry wolves.
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At night, TV sets glimmered eerily through open windows in small villages that whirred by.
Academic text (1999) -
Walker steps into the room, eerily illuminated by a glowing heater stuck to the floor.
Fiction book (1998) -
What SBF described in the interview was eerily similar to what many suspect FTX and Alameda were actually engaged in.
Synonyms
In an unusual or unexpected way
In a strange or unexpected way
In a strange or unexpected way
In a strange or unexpected way
In a way that makes people feel worried or afraid
In a way that makes you feel worried or uneasy
In a way that shows something bad will happen
In a strange or unexpected way
In a way that makes you feel scared
Shows that something is strange or surprising
In a way that makes people feel very surprised
In a way that is strange, surprising, and hard to explain
In a way that makes someone feel afraid or uncomfortable
In a way that makes you feel afraid or very worried
In a way that shocks and feels out of place
In a strange, frightening way that feels like a ghost
In a way that makes someone feel nervous or uneasy
In a way that makes you feel worried or nervous
In a strange way that feels like a dream
In a way that looks or sounds like a ghost
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Compounds
How Eerie
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Etymology
The word eerily comes from eerie, which comes from an old Scottish word that meant 'fear' or 'dread'. So, when something happens eerily, it feels strangely frightening or unnatural, just like that old word suggested.