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eerie

/ˈɪɚi/adjective2 syllables

Eerie means: inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening.

Synonyms for eerie19

adjective, as in inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening

eery, strange, unusual

adjective, as in suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious

supernatural

also used for eerie

creepy, spooky, aberrant, abnormal, alien, anomalous, as queer as Dick's hatband, bizarre, booky, curious, chilling, eldritch, freakish, frightening, grim

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What does eerie mean?2

adjective

1

inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening“an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods”

2

suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious“an eerie feeling of deja vu”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with eerie?4

two syllables

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Eerie in a sentence

  • The full moon illuminated the night, casting eerie shadows on the ground.kleberlucas
  • One image comes to mind: an eerie, pitch-black disk.pip
  • The raven perched atop the eerie, gnarled tree.Amastan
  • The eerie silence struck terror into their hearts.CS
  • The bioluminescence gave the sea an eerie glow.meirad
  • The zombie dragged his rotten leg behind him with an eerie scraping sound.meirad
  • An eerie silence filled the air with despair.meirad
  • Sami heard someone singing a soft eerie lullaby.OsoHombre

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of eerie

as a adjective

comparative
eerieer
superlative
eerieest