unreal

[uhn-ree-uhl, -reel] / ʌnˈri əl, -ˈril /

ADJECTIVE

fake, make-believe; hypothetical

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 storybook suppositious supposititious theoretical visionary

Antonyms

STRONGEST

actual authentic genuine real

Example Sentences

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This Friday, in Miami, they will share a ring in a professional heavyweight contest that still feels faintly unreal.

From BBC

"It's an unreal feeling. I grew up here, it couldn't be a better feeling and hopefully we progress to the final."

From BBC

“It’s been an unreal year from start to finish,” Palmer said.

From Los Angeles Times

"From a mental standpoint, I do live in a reality that's unreal a lot of the time," the star says in the first episode.

From BBC

Here in this capital city of three million people, the drumbeat of war feels distant and unreal.

From The Wall Street Journal