surrealistic
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- adjective
- /səˌriːəˈlɪstɪk/
- It does add to that surrealistic kind of dreamlike state, but even just like a forest just laid like with a bed of thorns is pretty creepy.
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Watch on YouTubeIt was the most surrealistic and less sort of cartoonish version of Gotham in some ways.
- It was the most surrealistic and less sort of cartoonish version of Gotham in some ways.
- But then we have something that's done in a more realistic way, although it's also rather surrealistic as well.
Examples
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This is turning into a surrealistic nightmare here.
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Like a surrealistic poem, it encourages the imagination against the logic of words.
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It's a very surrealistic experience.
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A strange, almost surrealistic scene...
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Attending a writers' conference is like being in a surrealistic version of The Wizard of Oz.
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There are some great surrealistic effects and art direction in the film, as well as interestingly framed shots from Teshigahara.
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Leonora Carrington is, of course, well-known as a surrealistic painter and author.
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Can Xue (the pseudonym of Deng Xiao Hua) lives in Hunan Province and is considered one of China's most innovative, surrealistic, and controversial writers.
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The artist's painting featured a surrealistic landscape with floating clocks and dream-like scenery.
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In the film, the characters often found themselves in surrealistic scenarios that blurred the line between reality and imagination.
Synonyms
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Strange like a dream and not real
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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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Having very bright colors and strange, swirling patterns
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Looks like a strange dream with changing images
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Something that looks strange and like a vivid dream
Antonyms
How Surreal
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Etymology
Surrealistic comes from French parts sur- 'above' and réel 'real', so it literally means 'above the real'. That's why surrealistic art or scenes feel dream-like and strange, as if they go beyond ordinary reality.