unearthly
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Synonyms for unearthly
Synonyms
magical, miraculous, phenomenal, preternatural, superhuman, supernatural, supernormal, transcendent, transcendental, uncanny
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The fate of fantastical deep sea creatures that live in unearthly habitats targeted for industrial mining might rest on a trove of scientific data collected by mining companies, but long kept secret. — Todd Woody, National Geographic, "Do we know enough about the deep sea to mine it?," 24 July 2019 With the addition of an unearthly presence, there's definitely some parallels to Stranger Things in this show. — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, "12 Shows Like "Stranger Things" You Should Make Your Next Binge-Watch," 12 July 2019 Kantarovsky, black-haired and soft-spoken, is a storyteller whose stories resonate with dark humor and unearthly situations. — Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, "The Darkly Comic Art of Sanya Kantarovsky," 15 May 2019 There are some occasionally interesting visuals in Ozark season two, usually involving the sudden eruption of fire (which has a tendency to cast an unearthly but much-needed glow onto everything nearby). — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "Ozark’s muddy season 2, explained in 11 incomprehensible screenshots," 1 Sep. 2018 The vines here are set low to the ground, so exposed and forlorn that vignerons build small hemispherical windscreens from rock for each vine, for an almost unearthly effect, and yielding fruit that seems brimming with mineral heft. — Patrick Comiskey, latimes.com, "Cool white wines from hot climates," 15 May 2018 The flowers, of course, are stunning, unearthly, and beloved by bees and butterflies. — Kenneth Setzer, miamiherald, "Need to screen off your neighbors? Here's how to grow a green privacy barrier," 27 June 2018 In normal circumstances, only one player with unearthly footballing ability would roam this earth, and if that were the case then that individual may have rested on their laurels. — SI.com, "6 Player Partnerships That Wouldn't Have Succeeded Without One Another," 10 June 2018 Sylphs are not human beings but mythological creatures — and the white filmy tutu emphasized their unearthly, gravity-defying quality. — Rhonda Garelick, The Cut, "Carrie Bradshaw’s Tutu Paradox," 1 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unearthly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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