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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The idea that the road to the Super Bowl could now run straight through Santa Clara feels almost unreal.
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Da Lin, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Inequality grew, especially at the very top, where individuals amassed unfathomable wealth (hundreds of billions of dollars) and some corporate valuations hit unreal heights ($4 trillion to $5 trillion).
—Andrew Winston, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
The solution, according to the ad, is to walk into a warm, cozy, unreal McDonald’s restaurant and hide out until January.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
Gates is an actor, director and journalist with a background in documentary making, and the Atropia project was originally approached as a documentary before evolving into an unreal satire.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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Da Lin, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Inequality grew, especially at the very top, where individuals amassed unfathomable wealth (hundreds of billions of dollars) and some corporate valuations hit unreal heights ($4 trillion to $5 trillion).
—Andrew Winston, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
The solution, according to the ad, is to walk into a warm, cozy, unreal McDonald’s restaurant and hide out until January.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
Gates is an actor, director and journalist with a background in documentary making, and the Atropia project was originally approached as a documentary before evolving into an unreal satire.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unreal
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“Unreal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unreal. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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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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