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eerily

[eer-i-lee] / ˈɪər ɪ li /
ADVERB
strangely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bizarrely creepily mysteriously preternaturally spookily supernaturally uncannily weirdly
STRONG
bloodcurdlingly chillingly fearfully forebodingly formidably grimly hauntingly ominously unnervingly
WEAK
fantastically monstrously otherworldly phantasmatically sinisterly spectrally unusually
Antonyms


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It's eerily similar to how Guardiola's teams play, with physicality needed from those in attack to press when out of possession and win the ball high up the pitch.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

Adam Goodman, an associate professor of history at the University of Illinois Chicago, said accounts of the U.S. government’s targeting of immigrants in the 1980s are eerily similar to current day.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2026

That was eerily close to the roughly $1.75 trillion SpaceX IPO valuation.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

During that time, usually busy places like offices, schools and stores went eerily quiet, creating a feeling of isolation and uncertainty.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

Almost as soon as we left the summit, the wind dropped, and within 500 feet the world was quite calm, eerily so, and the dense fog was nothing more than straggly, drifting shreds.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson



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