surreal

adjective

Definition of surrealnext
as in irrational
very strange or unusual; having the quality of a dream a surreal atmosphere at the festival The whole situation was completely surreal.

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Recent Examples of surreal Also part of the analog horror focus will be Ramiro García Bogliano and Adrián García Bogliano’s La Mancha, comedy horror Dance Freak from Robby Rackleff and Alan Resnick, as well as Wiktor Stribog’s surreal Smile Guide. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2026 Her investigation uncovers a surreal hidden world inside the school, where dreams and waking life have started to blur. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026 Some are of an almost surreal vacation lodge a few miles away, where officers, SS guards and female office workers alike would be treated to days of rest and relaxation for jobs well done. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2026 The nostalgic tour, documented on her personal Snapchat account, revealed a surreal time capsule. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for surreal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surreal
  1. irrational
  2. weird
  3. strange
  4. unreasonable
  5. absurd
  6. unusual
  7. meaningless
  8. unreasoning
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  • The more adult take is that these votes are not so much an irrational tantrum as a warning that a significant portion of Illinois feels increasingly alienated from its own government.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Because the entire system is rewarded by doing more, investments in prevention are financially irrational.
    — Paul Markovich, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of irrational
Adjective
  • In a weird osmosis, the Broncos have become the poster child for getting help from referees after that claim being pinned on the Chiefs for years.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2026
  • What a weird thing to introduce for a gag scene, then completely forget about!
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of weird
Adjective
  • Talk about strange beginnings at Friday’s City Section Division I football playoff opener between Sun Valley Poly and host Marshall.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • And having one of those is as strange and terrifying as anything else in the universe.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of strange
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  • With 20th Television increasingly focused on supplying Disney platforms, integrating the two areas would not be unreasonable.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Frimpong concluded that plaintiffs were likely to prove the practice violated the 4th Amendment’s protection against unreasonable seizures and the 5th Amendment’s guarantee of equal protection.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of unreasonable
Adjective
  • And Murdoch uses a light hand, making the characters seem lovingly and relatably absurd throughout.
    — Namara Smith, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2026
  • This camp has insisted all along that Huang’s advocacy was not only self-serving — a thin justification for his pursuit of profits — but, on its face, absurd.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of absurd
Adjective
  • The Wiles interviews stuck out for their candor, which is unusual for a sitting White House chief of staff.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Claude can also flag unusual transactions, duplicate charges, unexpected fees and bills that have gradually increased.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of unusual
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  • The chief said that for the families of murder victims, homicide trends are meaningless.
    — Dan Morse, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The Commanders sacked Tanner McKee five times and intercepted him once while holding the Eagles to 268 yards — just 199 before the meaningless final drive.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of meaningless
Adjective
  • But in each event—in the living act, the undoubted deed—there, some unknown but still reasoning thing puts forth the mouldings of its features from behind the unreasoning mask.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
  • Roosevelt surely understood that nameless, unreasoning, unjustified fear cannot be eradicated.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Definition of unreasoning

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“Surreal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surreal. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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