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storybook

[stawr-ee-book] / ˈstɔr iˌbʊk /
ADJECTIVE
unreal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dreamlike false fanciful hallucinatory illusory immaterial unbelievable
STRONG
artificial insubstantial unsubstantial
WEAK
aerial chimerical delusive fabled fabulous fictitious fictive figmental ideal imaginary imagined impalpable insincere intangible invented legendary misleading mock mythical nebulous nonexistent notional ostensible phantasmagoric pretended seeming sham suppositious supposititious theoretical visionary
Antonyms
STRONGEST
actual authentic genuine real

Example Sentences

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Singer and songwriter Rufus Wainwright has put his vibrant Spanish-style storybook residence on the market in Los Angeles for $2.3 million—more than 10 years after he picked up the unique abode.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

Laguna Beach’s Museum of Make Believe celebrates timeless life lessons with storybook art and melancholic fairy tales.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

At Milan Cortina, both teams survived overtime to reach the final, delivering the storybook outcome, NBC’s dream, served over breakfast in North America: 60 minutes to sort it all out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Filmmakers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski find an enchanting balance between storybook allure and adult trickery.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Today, one of the biggest tourist attractions is its medieval Jewish neighborhood, which looks like a storybook village in the photographs, with its stone buildings and winding alleys.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar