Foundation level · Year 4 · free
eerie
adjective · Say it: EER-ee
What it means
Foundationstrange and a little scary in a mysterious way
The empty beach looked eerie in the thick morning fog.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- creepy
- spooky
- weird
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- ordinary
More examples
- An eerie silence filled the classroom before the spelling test began.
Where the word comes from
From Scottish and northern English, once meaning fearful.
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