UNCANNINESS Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

uncanniness

noun

Definition of uncanniness

as in mysteriousness

the quality or state of being impossible to know, understand, or explain a sly smile only added to the uncanniness of her cryptic response to my innocent question

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Noun

That intrigue and mysteriousness still rest in the canyon walls today.

— Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025

Definition of mysteriousness

Noun

As is the case with all of OTC’s previous music, part of the charm is its swirling ambiguity, but this time there’s additional poignance in the backstory.

— Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
Nothing was stable, every framework was being rebuilt in real time and the only thing that separated functional teams from struggling ones was behavioral reliability under extreme ambiguity.

— Amy Alexy, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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