DAYDREAMLIKE Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

daydreamlike

adjective

as in surreal

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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

His prayerful recognition of God’s supremacy and government of the universe refreshed his heart and lifted his thought above the human fears and limitations that plague an illusory, material sense of existence.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026
For a while, these institutions appeared capable of operating without their founding cause, but that hope proved illusory.

— Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of illusory

Adjective

When a system can drop the fourth wall unprompted, ingest its own structural tells and re‑engage with unvarnished candor, the vulnerability shifts from deceptive compliance to authentic resonance.

— Terry Oroszi, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
López’s attorney sent Rivas and her group a cease-and-desist letter last month, citing trademark infringement and deceptive and unfair trade practices, the letter shows.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of deceptive

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The name traces back to Mary Jane, a fictional character in Richard Felton Outcault’s Buster Brown comic strip which debuted in 1902, who often appeared wearing the now iconic shoe style.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
But while the series is set in a fictional New England island community, many of its recognizable sights can be found just an hour north of Boston in Rockport, Massachusetts.

— Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of fictional

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In Bettmann Panopticon, which opened to the public in 1964 at the School of Visual Arts Visual Arts Gallery, Max and Daly had taken images from the archive and mirrored them for a hallucinatory effect.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
The year before, Khrzhanovsky had won a Tiger Award at Rotterdam for his first feature, the hallucinatory drama 4.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of hallucinatory

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There have been 28 years between the two films, but in the narrative of the fictitious Owens sisters, only about 10 years should have passed.

— Danielle Pergament, Allure, 14 Sep. 2026
Inspectors have found hundreds of allegedly fictitious facilities, while at least 833 kitchens have been shut down for failing to meet hygiene and sanitation standards.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of fictitious

Adjective

Sazan is a rugged place—strewn with rocks and tangles of trees, populated by a large colony of rats, and studded with bunkers built by the Marxist dictator Enver Hoxha to defend against an imaginary invasion.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
David extended a hand toward me (imaginary attacks by slow, handshake-wielding maniacs are a martial arts class staple).

— Johanna Stein, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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