ALICE-IN-WONDERLAND Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

Alice-in-Wonderland

adjective

Definition of Alice-in-Wonderland

as in nightmarish

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Adjective

So far, the sequel is off to a nightmarish start, and neither Ballard nor Steichen should feel safe after being at the helm of such an embarrassing showing.

— James Boyd, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
As Pattinson spends a long night trying to rescue his brother, the Safdies weave a nightmarish, impressionistic vision of New York that ranks among the most unsettling cinematic depictions of the city.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of nightmarish

Adjective

One such designer was Filippino designer Joel Wijangco, who produces surreal designs like heels modelled like a tea cup with blue toile made with ceramic effect achieved by using transparent ocean plastic.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
The moment was especially surreal for Mason, who recently turned 30 and lives in the small country town of Inverell in northern New South Wales.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of surreal

Adjective

For the average soccer fan, the quest for 2026 World Cup tickets started last year when FIFA opened its Kafkaesque lottery system.

— Natalie B. Compton, Washington Post, 5 June 2026
Much of the book hovers on the edge of reality before diving into moments of Kafkaesque disorder.

— Via Catapult, Literary Hub, 5 June 2026

Definition of Kafkaesque

Adjective

Shot of the tournament Not so much a shot but a series of increasingly ludicrous ones.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Unfolding over eight episodes, this brash gangster romp is ludicrous enough to be entertaining in its own way; but the dialogue and plotting really are unforgivably bad.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of ludicrous

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The film’s score, composed by Emile Mosseri, floats in and out, naturally building a dreamlike state.

— Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026
Sinéty developed a knack for finding within quotidian domestic and village scenes—a woman brushing her hair, a picnic in the sun—a dreamlike sense of mystery.

— Felix Bazalgette, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of dreamlike

Adjective

Or Dalia’s spontaneous ability to perform the same ritual effectively without the usual cohort of Nasmaranian trustees in the video by reciting a few lines of laughable formal Arabic.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Practical Magic 2 leans into the supernatural elements of its predecessor to a laughable degree, given how disjointed its lore is.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

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