surrealistic

adjective

sur·​re·​al·​is·​tic sə-ˌrē-ə-ˈli-stik 

 also  -ˌrā-

1

: of or relating to surrealism

2

: having a strange dreamlike atmosphere or quality like that of a surrealist painting

surrealistically

sə-ˌrē-ə-ˈli-sti-k(ə-)lē 

 also  -ˌrā-

adverb

Examples of surrealistic in a Sentence

It was a surrealistic experience.

Recent Examples on the Web

But bringing in the firm co-owned by Arsham — known for edgy and sometimes surrealistic work — was a bolder move. —Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025

This plays into the choreographer’s embrace of symbolism—beloved since childhood, when postcards of the surrealistic paintings of Dalí and Magritte fired her imagination. —Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025

Consider sheets of natural stone Natural stone imperfections give the retaining wall a surrealistic spin. —Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025

Crumb, graphically honest in his work as a surrealistic, libidinous underground comix pioneer, expected the same from his chronicler. —Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for surrealistic

• anachronistic
• animalistic
• antagonistic
• antiphlogistic
• behavioristic
• cannibalistic
• capitalistic
• characteristic
• collectivistic
• deterministic
• ethnolinguistic
• expressionistic