surreal
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- adjective
- /sərˈriːəl/
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surreal
- You find yourself in this perfect, somewhat surreal state of bliss.
- almost surreal
- seem surreal
- a surreal world
And it was such a surreal event to do.
- And it was such a surreal event to do.
- It feels slightly surreal to be a solo artist.
- It was all very surreal because that's never been my goal.
- OK, these are very surreal and odd and strange dreams.
- In their gift shop, they had one of the most surreal objects I have ever encountered.
- And it is a very surreal and big thing that I'm proud of.
Examples
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It was all very surreal because that's never been my goal.
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So it was strange and surreal and certainly not what I expected.
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And that was possibly the most surreal experience.
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This is such a surreal place to have in my life.
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I mean, it is a totally surreal experience.
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So this is probably the most surreal experience that I've had in a while.
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It's like being in a surreal children's fairy tale.
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The landscape looked surreal as the fog blanketed the hills in a ghostly veil.
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Her dream was so surreal that she could hardly distinguish it from reality.
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Visiting the abandoned theme park felt surreal, as if time had stopped years ago.
Synonyms
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2.3
Unusual and slightly odd in a way you cannot easily understand
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3.2
Strange or unusual in a way that makes people feel uncomfortable
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5.9
Very strange or unusual in a way that surprises people
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Strange in a way that makes you feel scared or nervous
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4.2
Not real, like something from a dream
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8.0
Very strange and like something made up in dreams or stories
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8.7
Looks and feels strange and dreamlike, often with bright changing colors
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Having a calm, unreal quality as if you are half asleep
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Like a dream with strange or impossible scenes that seem unreal
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7.9
Showing strange, dreamlike images and unreal combinations
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Something that looks strange and like a vivid dream
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Looks like a strange dream with changing images
Having a quality like a dream or a ghost that seems unreal
Being unreal and like a dream
Very strange in a funny or exaggerated way
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How Surreal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word surreal comes from the French part sur- meaning 'above' and the word real meaning 'true' or 'reality'. Artists named their style Surrealism to show things that go 'above reality', so surreal now describes something strange, dreamlike, or not quite real.