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dreamlike

ADJECTIVE
resembling a dream
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
Antonyms
WEAK


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Having already lived a dreamlike existence in France, this was starting to feel surreal.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Brown’s dreamlike visions of the climate and uniquely structured scenes—often with barely there foregrounds that emphasize the abstracted weather surrounding them—owe much to his mentor Ray Yoshida, as well as to Joseph Yoakum.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

“David Lynch has obviously been a huge influence on me. And he was similar in his vision of the surreal, the dreamlike, the strange, the ugly and the beautiful, all kind of mashed together.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

He watched as posters' imagination developed the image into a "vaguely nostalgic and vaguely dreamlike but also very tangible science-fiction concept".

From Barron's May 28, 2026

He and Hagrid moved, dreamlike, through the murmuring crowd to the very front, where the dumbstruck students and teachers had left a gap.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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