unreal
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5.1
- adjective
- /ʌnˈriəl/
- Informal
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increíble
- The concert was simply unreal; the performance blew everyone away.
- just unreal
- so unreal
- unreal, unbelievable
And it's so amazing that it it, it's unreal sometimes.
- And it's so amazing that it it, it's unreal sometimes.
- The talent is unreal, like with it's just bomb like bomb.
- Pairing this with the Urban Decay face bond creates an unreal skin finish.
- The sneaker was crazy, but this is unreal.
Examples
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It is just unreal right now, isn't it?
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The equipment you brought in today is unreal.
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Anyway, today was like unreal, like such a fun trip.
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It's absolutely unreal how close that is.
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The delay is unreal on this particular game.
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"I like the weather warm, but this December has been unreal."
Fiction book (1990) -
An album of killer music in six days... six days... unreal!
Fiction book (1991) -
An amazing date, an unbelievable vacation, an unreal weekend out of the city.
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Yeah, the cinematography is unreal.
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Allen Stone: incredible entertainer, unreal voice, a star in music for years to come.
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Synonyms
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1.0
Causing great surprise and admiration
∞
3.5
Very surprising or hard to believe
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3.8
Very unusual or much greater than usual
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2.8
Unusual and easy to notice because it is different or surprising
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4.9
Very surprising and almost impossible to accept as true
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5.4
Very impressive and much better than normal
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4.3
Very surprising and lucky in a way people cannot explain
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4.1
So surprising and impressive that you feel amazed
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2.7
Very strange and like a dream or story, not real
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5.4
So strange or large that people cannot believe it
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5.8
Very impressive and causing strong surprise
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5.3
Very large and surprising in a way that shocks you
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4.1
Very good and impressive
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5.4
So wonderful or strange that words cannot show it
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6.7
Very large or impressive in a way that amazes people
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4.2
So surprising that it seems hard to believe
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3.4
Very surprising and making you feel great wonder
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5.5
Very impressive and much better than you expect
Much greater than normal but not caused by magic
Very strange and exciting in a wild way
Very impressive and surprising in a strong informal way
Antonyms
How Impressive
- Informal
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- Informal
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3.5
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unreal comes from the un- part meaning 'not' and real meaning 'actual', and a helpful way to remember the informal use is to think of something so amazing that it feels 'not real'. That's why people say something is unreal when it is extremely good, surprising, or hard to believe.