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
Examples of surrealistic in a Sentence
It was a surrealistic experience.
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To enjoy Paprika is to give yourself over to its surrealistic logic rather than try to puzzle it out.
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Katie Rife, EW.com, 31 May 2024
The wind has whittled the island’s rocks into surrealistic forms.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
But the clothes weren't the only surrealistic aspect of the evening.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 2 July 2024
The novel is an inventive ode to self-determination and also a surrealistic vision of Black life as forged within the crucible of American history.
—The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
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Katie Rife, EW.com, 31 May 2024
The wind has whittled the island’s rocks into surrealistic forms.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
But the clothes weren't the only surrealistic aspect of the evening.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 2 July 2024
The novel is an inventive ode to self-determination and also a surrealistic vision of Black life as forged within the crucible of American history.
—The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
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“Surrealistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surrealistic. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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