unreal
adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
ghosts and other unreal entities
Related & opposite
- counterfeit also see
- artificial also see
- supernatural also see
- unrealistic also see
- insincere also see
- real antonym
- realness attribute
- unreality derivation
- irreality derivation
- dreameda similar to
- pictured similar to
- eye-deceiving similar to
- fabled similar to
- fictitious similar to
- mythical similar to
- imaginary similar to
- fantastical similar to
- hallucinatory similar to
- illusional similar to
- illusive similar to
- make-believe similar to
Sense 2 adjective
not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary
this conversation is getting more and more unreal
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
contrived by art rather than nature
artificial flowers
Related & opposite
- counterfeit also see
- unreal also see
- natural antonym
- artificiality derivation
- staged similar to
- bionic similar to
- dyed similar to
- cardboard similar to
- celluloid similar to
- conventionalized similar to
- dummy similar to
- ersatz similar to
- factitious similar to
- imitation similar to
- synthetic similar to
- near similar to
- painted similar to
Sense 4 adjective
lacking material form or substance; unreal
as insubstantial as a dream
Related & opposite
- nonmaterial also see
- substantial antonym
- substantiality attribute
- insubstantiality derivation
- insubstantiality derivation
- irreality derivation
- immaterialize derivation
- aery similar to
- wraithlike similar to
- stringy similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | counterfeit |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | artificial |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | supernatural |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | unrealistic |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | insincere |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | real |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | realness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | unreality |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | irreality |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | dreameda |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | pictured |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | eye-deceiving |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | fabled |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | fictitious |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | mythical |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | imaginary |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | fantastical |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | hallucinatory |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | illusional |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | illusive |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | make-believe |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | reala |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | deceptive |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | dreamlike |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | phantom |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | counterfeit |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | unreal |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | natural |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | artificiality |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | staged |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | bionic |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | dyed |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | cardboard |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | celluloid |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | conventionalized |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | dummy |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | ersatz |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | factitious |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | imitation |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | synthetic |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | near |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | painted |
| 4 | also see | Related & opposite | nonmaterial |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | substantial |
| 4 | attribute | Related & opposite | substantiality |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | insubstantiality |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | insubstantiality |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | irreality |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | immaterialize |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | aery |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | wraithlike |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | stringy |