Unreal Definition & Meaning

unreal
adjective
  1. lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news"
  2. not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary; "this conversation is getting more and more unreal"; "the fantastically unreal world of government bureaucracy"; "the unreal world of advertising art"
  3. contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"
  4. lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon"

Synonyms for unreal

aerial adj

existing or living or growing or operating in the air; "aerial roots of a philodendron"; "aerial particles

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aeriform adj

resembling air or having the form of air characterized by lightness and insubstantiality

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aery adj

characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air

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airy adj

open to or abounding in fresh air; "airy rooms" not practical or realizable; speculative

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arranged adj

disposed or placed in a particular kind of order; "the carefully arranged chessmen

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artificial adj

contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond

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bleached adj

having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun- bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue

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cardboard adj

without substance; "cardboard caricatures of historical figures" a stiff moderately thick paper

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celluloid adj

artificial as if portrayed in a film; "a novel with flat celluloid characters" highly flammable substance made from

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colored adj

having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color

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"Unreal" in song lyrics

See how unreal is used in real songs:

  • "It's so rare that it's so unreal"
    Apocalipps f/ Jaheim — Diamond & a Ruff (Remix)
  • "blowing wind, maybe label us soft or unreal,"
    Blackalicious — Shallow Days
  • "span of time we're just babies..it's all relative, time is unreal."
    Digable Planets — Examination of What

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What does unreal mean?
lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news" not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary; "this conversation is getting more and more unreal"; "the fantastically unreal world of government bureaucracy"; "the unreal world of advertising art" contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond
What part of speech is unreal?
Unreal is an adjective.
How many definitions does unreal have?
Unreal has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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