UNREALITIES Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

unrealities

noun

plural of unreality

as in illusions

a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality a sci-fi author who seems to have preferred the unrealities of his own fiction to the realities of the world about him

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Recent Examples of unrealities The passion for sports is a matter of its unrealities—its past is more myth than history. — Austin Elias-De Jesus, New Yorker, 3 June 2026

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Noun

Their fourth-quarter magic is gone, replaced by fourth-quarter illusions.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Cognitive symptoms could include illusions or hallucinations — some patients report sensing a shadowy figure nearby — and difficulties with problem solving and navigation.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of illusions

Noun

Evidence remains mixed, and dreams could also be an experiential by-product of useful sleeping-brain activity, rather than an adaptation with its own job description.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026
This is the state that Haley Stevens has claimed to literally see in her dreams.

— Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of dreams

Noun

The Cybertruck was a car built for the paranoid fantasies that have gripped so much of a country destabilized by generations of economic theft.

— Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2026
The Gilded Age’s third season and fourth-season premiere have spent a significant amount of time spinning cotton-candy fantasies of romance.

— The Editors, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of fantasies

Noun

Whether such an imbalance can lead to anything sustainable for a team with visions beyond this uneven start is one thing.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
Moreover, Shortreed noted that Disney’s collaborations showcase a merging of creative visions while focusing on craftsmanship and storytelling.

— Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of visions

Noun

This helps warm up the imagination; daydreams, nightmares are easy ways in.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
The songs on Purdy also have the tone of journal entries, detailing haggard trips to the grocery store, daydreams about his young daughters’ glamorous adult lives, and observations about the banality of oppression.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026

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