surrealism
noun
sur·re·al·ism
sə-ˈrē-ə-ˌli-zəm 
also -ˈrā-
: the principles, ideals, or practice of producing fantastic or incongruous imagery or effects in art, literature, film, or theater by means of unnatural or irrational juxtapositions and combinations
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All are threaded with varying degrees of hilarious surrealism, though even at their most uncanny the emotional core of each story feels resonant.
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Ana Osorno, Them., 21 Nov. 2025
Perkins will need more than a dictionary definition of surrealism to work out the next one, and Nick Leperd’s script — all wheel-spinning in search of elusive substance — doesn’t give the movie’s ideas enough shape for Perkins to have fun playing around with them.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2025
The result is a collection combining classicism, surrealism and pop touches, and aimed at presenting the company’s products under a different light — not just as tools at a service of fashion brands but via objects that can have a say and stand in a space on their own.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Produced by Desvío Visual with Parcelles, Amore and Baldr, the film blends memory, mourning and surrealism.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
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Ana Osorno, Them., 21 Nov. 2025
Perkins will need more than a dictionary definition of surrealism to work out the next one, and Nick Leperd’s script — all wheel-spinning in search of elusive substance — doesn’t give the movie’s ideas enough shape for Perkins to have fun playing around with them.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2025
The result is a collection combining classicism, surrealism and pop touches, and aimed at presenting the company’s products under a different light — not just as tools at a service of fashion brands but via objects that can have a say and stand in a space on their own.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Produced by Desvío Visual with Parcelles, Amore and Baldr, the film blends memory, mourning and surrealism.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for surrealism
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“Surrealism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surrealism. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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