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
Over 85,000 users liked, commented and shared the post—something that has felt surreal to the new mom.
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
The transition to the NFL has already delivered several surreal moments for Kennard.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
Their chemistry was surreal, the sort of rapper-singer partnership that’ll surely end up in the history books.
—Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 9 May 2025
Big Teddy Bear Named Kevin Provides Cuddles and Companionship to Rescue Goats Looking for Love
Lieberman’s TikTok documenting the surreal moment quickly went viral.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 5 May 2025
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
The transition to the NFL has already delivered several surreal moments for Kennard.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
Their chemistry was surreal, the sort of rapper-singer partnership that’ll surely end up in the history books.
—Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 9 May 2025
Big Teddy Bear Named Kevin Provides Cuddles and Companionship to Rescue Goats Looking for Love
Lieberman’s TikTok documenting the surreal moment quickly went viral.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for surreal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surreal
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After a 14-year break, the Final Destination franchise returns with another installment sure to inspire a host of new irrational fears.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
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Free agency is in the distant past, the NFL Draft is in the rearview mirror and, barring any major swerves, many fans are piecing team depth charts together with irrational confidence while anxiously waiting for Wednesday’s schedule release.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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In this instance there was a weird misunderstanding about which some of the people on the WGA Board chose to assume the worst.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
10 May 2025
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This time around, Natasha Lyonne's Charlie is on the run from mob boss Beatrix Hasp (a delightfully evil Rhea Perlman) — and there's no shortage of weird cases for Charlie to use her impeccable lie-detecting superpowers on.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
9 May 2025
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From the window of his 46th-floor downtown office, attorney Scott Sheftall noticed a strange, solitary cloud that worried him.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2025
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Brand’s self-representation has caused headaches in the courtroom leading up to trial and on Friday quickly set the stage for a potentially strange trial, scheduled to last around three weeks.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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In a unanimous opinion, the justices said courts can look beyond the exact moment a police officer is using deadly force to determine if the force was unreasonable.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Given the high degree of regulation and data privacy concerns within our industry, this isn’t an unreasonable question, to say nothing of the cost of bespoke software solutions.—
Tom Hughes,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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The biggest change, however, has been in fly ball frequency - his fly ball rate is now an absurd 50.0%, higher than any 2024 MLB regular.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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What else can be said about Judge’s absurd start to this season?—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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In that respect, Alonso is not necessarily unusual.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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If anything seems unusual, trust your instincts and stop the communication immediately.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2025
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And yet, in certain ways, the film doesn’t go as deep as Orwell’s observations; its choice of illustrative material generally hews to contemporary party lines, even while showcasing wise words that render such distinctions all but meaningless.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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Passion projects are paused indefinitely, tasks feel meaningless, and things at work that used to make sense now just seem pointless.—
Lindsay Kohler,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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“Surreal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surreal. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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