unreal
adjective
un·re·al
ˌən-ˈrē(-ə)l 
: lacking in reality, substance, or genuineness : artificial, illusory
also
: incredible, fantastic
Examples of unreal in a Sentence
The town seemed as unreal as a movie set.
The fashion model looked unreal, like a doll.
I think it's unreal that he survived the accident.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
Clayton and Josephson are influencers, after all, and the anxiety of the fawner—of feeling unreal, of collapsing into the world’s estimation of you, of mining something deep and internal for the consumption of others—is also the anxiety of social media.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Finally standing in front of each other, sharing our vows with our closest family and friends, felt unreal.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
The final form of the Mind Flayer, that crazy big Lovecraftian thing, looks unreal.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Unreal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unreal. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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unreal
adjective
un·re·al
ˌən-ˈrē(-ə)l
-ˈri(-ə)l,
ˈən-
1
: not real, actual, or genuine : illusory
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