IRREALITY Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

irreality

noun

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as in unreality

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Recent Examples of irreality Reality was ugly, but irreality is a numb trap, fertile for regret. — Riley Van Steward, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023 There was no amazing aftertaste of citrus-sharp malice after trips to Disneyland, no sense of irreality pouncing upon the real and quite deliberately eating it for breakfast. — Helen Oyeyemi, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Apr. 2021 This unearthly tension between reality and irreality is exacerbated by the setting. — Daniel Drake, The New York Review of Books, 4 Jan. 2020

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unreality

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Subverting the unassuming realism of the city with the twisted unreality of this level design not only heightens the uncanny factor but also unlocks more design creativity.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
God is the infinite Mind that naturally causes each individual to know right from wrong, truth from untruth, and most importantly, reality from unreality.

— Suzanne Riedel, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026

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