Unreal

/ʌnˈɹi.əl/ · adjective

Meaning

Not real or substantial; having no actual presence in reality; lacking the characteristics of reality..

Definitions by Sense

1. Not real or substantial; having no actual presence in reality; lacking the characteristics of reality.
2. (informal) very impressive; amazing; unbelievable; incredible; larger or more fantastic than typical of real life.

Example Sentences

The word ‘ivory’ rang in the air, was whispered, was sighed. You would think they were praying to it. A taint of imbecile rapacity blew through it all, like a whiff from some corpse. By Jove! I’ve never seen anything so unreal in my life.

"The Boy's Uncle made me Real," he said. "That was a great many years ago; but once you are Real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always."

The video includes unreal footage of an eight-metre wave.

I just had an unreal hamburger.

He stops his cab at every traffic light, unrolls his window and calls out to the other drivers: "I've got a movie star in the car! Follow me down to see her come out. She is unreal, man! I am in seventh heaven! I have a dream!"

"She just set me up" "Now that's unreal, man. I mean, we're talking about a fairly considerable sum here, aren't we, Dexter?" "Listen to me. She set me up, with a dude she was cheatin' on me with

“Yeah, she does have a certain mental toughness that is unreal,” agreed Berto. “I really don't think of her as a girl, I mean, it's like she's a tough buddy or tough sister to me.”

He walks around and tries to pluck a flower on the ground. david exclaims, “Holy shit, this is unreal! i can feel the flower, the heat from the sun, and i can even hear the wind! The smells are so vibrant! How could i possibly be smelling flowers?

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• more unreal
• most unreal

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