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seeming to exist in a dream; like a dream
Her photographs have a dreamlike quality.
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Recent Examples of dreamlike
Rehmeier’s regular cinematographer Jean-Philippe Bernier brings an appropriate warmth to the film’s visual palette, generating a dreamlike tone to the imagery befitting the protagonists’ self-image.
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Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
Indeed, their many years together reveal themselves as the vital heart of Romano’s own artistic output, as scattered throughout these pages appear pieces of her earlier books and, especially, poems, which come to assume the aura of dreamlike premonitions.
—Brian Robert Moore
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
The new visuals tap Tiffany brand ambassador and actress Zhang Ziyi and model Abby Champion, setting them in a dreamlike setting of clouds and open skies, breathing life into Verdeille’s new designs.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
Their subsequent adventures have a dreamlike quality, with each salvation (coming across a garden of lemonade and candy, for example) quickly giving way to a fresh peril (tummyache, in the case of the candy).
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Vézina and Kadi’s feature is caught between the kiddie sensibilities the approach demands and a desire to reach for slightly more mature matter through dreamlike imagery.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
The score beautifully complements a very complex set of visuals and elevates the whole anime to be almost dreamlike.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Both sobering and dreamlike, with moments of genuine tenderness, her film bears witness to cycles of trauma and creates a devastating indictment of historical patriarchal abuse.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
Indeed, their many years together reveal themselves as the vital heart of Romano’s own artistic output, as scattered throughout these pages appear pieces of her earlier books and, especially, poems, which come to assume the aura of dreamlike premonitions.
—Brian Robert Moore
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
The new visuals tap Tiffany brand ambassador and actress Zhang Ziyi and model Abby Champion, setting them in a dreamlike setting of clouds and open skies, breathing life into Verdeille’s new designs.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
Their subsequent adventures have a dreamlike quality, with each salvation (coming across a garden of lemonade and candy, for example) quickly giving way to a fresh peril (tummyache, in the case of the candy).
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Vézina and Kadi’s feature is caught between the kiddie sensibilities the approach demands and a desire to reach for slightly more mature matter through dreamlike imagery.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
The score beautifully complements a very complex set of visuals and elevates the whole anime to be almost dreamlike.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Both sobering and dreamlike, with moments of genuine tenderness, her film bears witness to cycles of trauma and creates a devastating indictment of historical patriarchal abuse.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreamlike
Adjective
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Mad Max is set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland that is at once striking and surreal.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
3 Sep. 2025
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There was a surreal end to the race, with Vingegaard and Pidcock unsure of where exactly the new finish line was.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Skull Taper Candle Holders Add these frightfully fantastic taper candle holders to tablescapes and credenzas for eerie ambience.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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They’re even considered fantastic companions, too.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Harry brought his trademark humor and warmth to the awards, a ceremony honoring seriously ill children who have shown incredible courage, joking and making smiles all around.—
Erin Hill,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Thanks to incredible works like Parasite and Squid Game, Korean content has made huge achievements on the world stage.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But upon Bennet’s arrival, things take a turn for the bizarre, when the wealthy tycoon builds himself a prison cell in the basement, in an apparent act of meditative penance that forces Blakey into an inversion of traditional power dynamics.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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Tasked with bringing into reality those that are a little further down on the bizarre end of the spectrum, the show’s prosthetics and VFX teams had their work cut out for them.—
Lisa de los Reyes,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Dreamlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreamlike. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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