unreal

not actual; imaginary, fanciful, delusory; lacking in truth; not genuine; false; sham

Not to be confused with:

unreel – to unwind from a reel

un·re·al

(ŭn-rē′əl, -rēl′)

adj.

1. Not real or substantial; illusory.

2. Slang So remarkable as to elicit disbelief; fantastic.

3. Surreal.

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unreal

(ʌnˈrɪəl)

adj

1. imaginary or fanciful or seemingly so: an unreal situation.

2. having no actual existence or substance

3. insincere or artificial

unˈreally adv

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un•re•al

(ʌnˈri əl, -ˈril)

adj.

1. not real or actual.

2. imaginary; fanciful; illusory; fantastic.

3. not genuine; false; artificial.

[1595–1605]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news" counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" supernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings" unrealistic - not realistic; "unrealistic expectations"; "prices at unrealistic high levels" insincere - lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere" real, existent - being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
	2.	unreal - 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" real - no less than what is stated; worthy of the name; "the real reason"; "real war"; "a real friend"; "a real woman"; "meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal"; "it's time he had a real job"; "it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money"
	3.	unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" artificial counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news"
	4.	unreal - lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon" insubstantial, unsubstantial nonmaterial, immaterial - not consisting of matter; "immaterial apparitions"; "ghosts and other immaterial entities"

unreal

adjective

1. imaginary, make-believe, illusory, fabulous, visionary, mythical, fanciful, fictitious, intangible, immaterial, storybook, insubstantial, nebulous, dreamlike, impalpable, chimerical, phantasmagoric There are few more unreal worlds than that of the celebrity.

2. (Informal) absurd, ridiculous, preposterous, amazing, nonsensical Car parking's so expensive nowadays it's unreal.

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unreal

adjective

Existing only in the imagination:

chimeric, chimerical, conceptual, fanciful, fantastic, fantastical, imaginary, notional, visionary.

Translations

غَيْر حَقيقيغَيْرُ حَقِيقِيّ

neskutečný

uvirkelig

epätodellinen

nestvaran

óraunverulegur, ímyndaîur

irreale fantomatico illusorio

現実のものではない

상상적인

nerealumas

nereāls

neskutočný

neresničen

overklig

อยู่ในจินตนาการ

gerçek dışıgerçek olmayanhayalî

không thật

不真实的

unreal

[ˈʌnˈrɪəl] ADJ

1. (= not real) [situation, world] → irreal

2. (= excellent) → increíble; (= unbelievable) → increíble

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unreal

[ˌʌnˈriːl] adj

(= strange) [situation] → irréel(le)
It was unreal, like a nightmare → Cela semblait irréel, tel un cauchemar.

(= unrealistic) [targets, expectations] → peu réaliste

(= unbelievable) → dingue
It's just unreal! Everyone is so happy! → C'est dingue! Tout le monde est tellement content!

unreal

adj → unwirklich; (= fake) → unecht; this is just unreal! (inf: = unbelievable) → das darf doch nicht wahr sein!, das gibts doch nicht! (inf); he’s unreal → er ist unmöglich

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unreal

[ʌnˈrɪəl] adj → irreale

unreal

(anˈriəl) adjective

not existing in fact. He lives in an unreal world imagined by himself.

ˌunreˈality (anriˈӕ-) noun

unreal

→ غَيْرُ حَقِيقِيّ neskutečný uvirkelig unwirklich ανύπαρκτος irreal epätodellinen irréel nestvaran irreale 現実のものではない 상상적인 onecht uvirkelig nierealny irreal воображаемый overklig อยู่ในจินตนาการ gerçek dışı không thật 不真实的

unreal

a. ilusorio-a, imaginario-a.