Uncanny Valley

Synonyms of uncanny valley

• creepy valley
• eerie valley
• unsettling valley

Antonyms of uncanny valley

• familiar valley
• comfortable valley
• normal valley

Collocations of uncanny valley

human likeness

Frequency: 70 %

The robot's human likeness made it seem almost real.

emotional response

Frequency: 60 %

The character's lack of facial expressions resulted in a lack of emotional response from the audience.

familiar yet strange

Frequency: 50 %

The virtual reality experience felt familiar yet strange at the same time.

robotic movements

Frequency: 45 %

The android's robotic movements made it fall into the uncanny valley.

Idiomatic Expressions for uncanny valley

• Phrase: uncanny feeling
  Meaning: a sense of unease or discomfort caused by something that is almost but not quite real or lifelike
  Usage: The lifelike robots gave me an uncanny feeling, they were so close to being human but something was off.