adjadj.alllacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteriaAttributes:realism reality realness
Examples:- ghosts and other unreal entities
- unreal propaganda serving as news
Antonyms:real
Derivationally Related Form:unreality
Inherited Hypernyms:unreal
Similar to:dreamed envisioned pictured visualised visualized eye-deceiving trompe-l'oeil fabled legendary fabricated fancied fictional fictitious fabulous mythic mythical mythologic mythological fanciful imaginary notional fantastic fantastical hallucinatory illusional illusionary illusive illusory make-believe pretend
See also:artificial counterfeit imitative insincere supernatural unreal unrealistic
adjadj.allnot actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginaryExamples:- this conversation is getting more and more unreal
- the fantastically unreal world of government bureaucracy
- the unreal world of advertising art
Antonyms:real
Inherited Hypernyms:unreal
Similar to:deceptive delusory dreamlike surreal phantom
adjadj.allcontrived by art rather than natureSynset:artificial
Examples:- artificial flowers
- artificial flavoring
- an artificial diamond
- artificial fibers
- artificial sweeteners
Antonyms:natural
Derivationally Related Form:artificiality
Inherited Hypernyms:artificial
Similar to:arranged staged bionic bleached colored coloured dyed cardboard unlifelike celluloid synthetic conventionalised conventionalized stylised stylized dummy ersatz substitute factitious fake false faux imitation simulated man-made semisynthetic synthetic near painted
See also:counterfeit imitative unreal
adjadj.alllacking material form or substance; unrealAttributes:solidness substantiality substantialness
Synset:insubstantial unsubstantial
Examples:- as insubstantial as a dream
- an insubstantial mirage on the horizon
Antonyms:substantial
Derivationally Related Form:insubstantialityunsubstantializeunreality
Inherited Hypernyms:insubstantial
Similar to:aerial aeriform aery airy ethereal hollow shadowy wraithlike stringy
See also:immaterial nonmaterial