Meaning & Definition of Unreal in English
English⟶
Unreal
/ənril/
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"
synonym:
- unreal
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"
synonym:
- unreal
3. Contrived by art rather than nature
- "Artificial flowers"
- "Artificial flavoring"
- "An artificial diamond"
- "Artificial fibers"
- "Artificial sweeteners"
synonym:
- artificial,
- unreal
4. Lacking material form or substance
- Unreal
- "As insubstantial as a dream"
- "An insubstantial mirage on the horizon"
synonym:
- insubstantial,
- unsubstantial,
- unreal