uncanny
Strange in a way that is hard to explain and slightly spooky.
uncanny in a sentence
- The twins had an uncanny habit of saying exactly the same words at the same time.
- The parrot had an uncanny way of copying the doorbell, fooling us every single time.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to uncanny?
- Astrange
- Busual
- Cordinary
- Dnormal
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A: strange. The other three mean the opposite of uncanny.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to uncanny?
- Astrange
- Bspooky
- Cweird
- Dnormal
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D: normal. The other three mean nearly the same as uncanny.
Words that mean something similar
strange, weird, spooky
Words that mean the opposite
normal, ordinary, usual
More words about thinking & learning
- unfathomable: Too strange, deep or difficult to understand.
- vague: Not clear or exact.
- valid: Based on good reasoning, or officially acceptable and able to be used.
- verdict: The decision reached at the end of a trial or contest.
- verify: To check that something is really true.
- abstract: About ideas rather than things you can touch.
- absurd: So silly that it makes no sense at all.
- accurate: Exactly right, with no mistakes in it.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test