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

Then again, All’s Fair might well turn out to be self-aware, lightly surrealistic performance art about the Trump-era collapse of a feel-good pop feminism of which #MeToo proved, in retrospect, to be not a crowning achievement but a last gasp. —Judy Berman, Time, 5 Nov. 2025

The film’s centerpiece is a chaotic, carnivalesque parade of surrealistic characters marching through Tokyo. —Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025

Known for surrealistic designs and sculptural shapes, Harri transformed mostly wide-leg jeans into optical illusions with through prints and gradients. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Sep. 2025

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

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