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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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“It’s almost like a storybook ending,” senior guard Sam Hoiberg said, after No. 4-seeded Nebraska knocked off Troy on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

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

The Dolphins proved they could play against Bakersfield Christian on Tuesday night but they did not write the storybook ending they wanted.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 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

“That ain’t got a thing to do with me! You don’t know who you dealing with. This ain’t some storybook villain. You better leave it alone!”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas