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Synonyms for uncanny
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
surpassing the ordinary or normal
His uncanny sense of direction.
The true synonym
preternatural
Same sentence, swapped: His preternatural sense of direction.
Close but different
These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for uncanny as it is used in the sentence above.
- eldritch
- ghostly
- gruesome
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