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uncanny

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uncanny
adjective
1 all the clocks had stopped and the silence was uncanny:
eerie, unnatural, preternatural, supernatural, unearthly, other-worldly, unreal, ghostly, mysterious, strange, abnormal, odd, curious, queer, weird, bizarre, freakish;
Scottish eldritch;
informal creepy, spooky, freaky;
British, informal rum;
North American, informal bizarro.
antonyms ordinary, normal.
2 there was an uncanny resemblance between the two pictures:
striking, remarkable, extraordinary, out of the ordinary, out of the way, unusual, exceptional, astounding, astonishing, incredible, conspicuous, noteworthy, notable, considerable, distinctive, arresting.
antonyms unremarkable, run-of-the-mill.
uncanny Oxford Dictionary of English