Synonyms of dreamlike

dreamlike

adjective

as in surreal

seeming to exist in a dream; like a dream

Her photographs have a dreamlike quality.

Related Words

• surreal
• fantastic
• incredible
• bizarre
• strange
• peculiar
• fanciful
• unreal
• grotesque
• absurd
• nonsensical
• unbelievable
• implausible
• insane
• inconceivable
• preposterous
• foolish
• unimaginable
• weird
• curious
• unthinkable
• funny
• wild
• crazy
• extravagant
• eccentric
• quirky
• quaint
• ridiculous
• outlandish
• wacky
• kinky
• odd
• out-of-the-way
• nightmarish
• ludicrous
• farcical
• queer
• outré
• screwy
• kooky
• laughable
• way-out
• far-out
• bizarro
• queerish
• Alice-in-Wonderland
• Kafkaesque

Dissimilar Words

• reasonable
• realistic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dreamlike

Nocturnos by Laura Pérez Alt Autores, Spain The writer and artist’s graphic novel uses a series of dreamlike vignettes to explore the mysterious and magical world of the night. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2026

The homeowners also shared some inspiration from Viennese textiles—blocky florals, dreamlike geometrics—by Wiener Werkstätte. — Alex Beggs, Architectural Digest, 21 Sep. 2026

But the plot loops and falls in on itself, rendering the dreamlike first half open to interpretation, and leaving viewers to sort through its many possible explanations. — David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026

Director Bi Gan, recognized for his dreamlike visual approach since his debut, and actor Shim Eun-kyung, reflecting on a career that has crossed genres and borders, complete the session. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

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

Ma, like Lucas, evokes dreamlike scenography that heightens and shifts emotion through enveloping atmospheres. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

They’re best understood, though, not as genuine bets on our future, but as dreamlike unleashings of present-day fear over the blind volatility of the moment. — Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026