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surreal

[suh-ree-uhl, -reel] / səˈri əl, -ˈril /
ADJECTIVE
dreamlike
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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On a recent visit, it was hard to decide what was more surreal: the carved statues of snails, chameleons and turtles that decorate the church’s exterior or the circuslike scene around it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

"I was constantly working with anxiety. It still feels surreal to me that I no longer have to worry about this."

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The movie becomes increasingly surreal as Corvette, the Velvet Gang leader played by Keke Palmer, works to clean out the neon stores of an imperious designer played by Demi Moore.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

To help bring his vision to life, Riley enlisted costume designer Shirley Kurata, the Oscar-nominated stylist behind the equally surreal "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The skies were lilac-colored and the snowy streets had a surreal, lunar glow.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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