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

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

Containing not just musical depth but a surrealistic and deeply considered visual aesthetic, Eternal Reverie is out via her own Young Art label. —Katie Bain, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2025

It was released by Disney, an implausible partner for a filmmaker known for haunting, surrealistic and often deeply disturbing movies. —Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 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

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