unreality

noun

ˌən-rē-ˈa-lə-tē How to pronounce unreality (audio)
Definition of unrealitynext
as in illusion
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 unreality The percussive score by Joseph Shirley and Moses Sumney underlines this and gives the whole film an eerie, curious atmosphere, lending to a sense of unreality. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026 As to the actual debate, there was an aura of unreality among the Democrats. — John Seiler, Oc Register, 29 Apr. 2026 The cast was always too old to play high school students, but the unreality was part of the appeal, and the setting forced them to face each other every single day, fueling bitter feuds and spilling secrets out into the open. — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2026 The theme-park-like aesthetic added to the unreality of Annie's situation, living mostly in solitary confinement for the years after the world ended. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unreality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreality
  1. illusion
  2. dream
  3. fantasy
  4. daydream
  5. vision
  6. delusion
Noun
  • The result is an illusion of depth that ultimately spits out the exact same generic, corner-cutting structure.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Gillian Jacobs as Jerri Dougan Gerry was the starting quarterback for the Catfish at the beginning of the first season until Danny (Frankie Rodriguez) — the school mascot who helps turn Russ into Chad and keep up his illusion — trips him.
    — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of illusion
Noun
  • Each vignette of time reveals how time, our upbringing, and even our individual dreams shape the path of our lives and who ultimately ends up beside us for the ride.
    — Emmalee Reed, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In childhood, in adulthood, in her old age, Evans was besotted by dreams, turbulent, awesome, pictorial dreams.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of dream
Noun
  • Denver also has a very good run defense, which will delay Walker’s coming-out party as a fantasy football star by a week.
    — Vic Tafur, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • This episode is trying to sell us the fantasy that the new RHONY is better than the old RHONY.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of fantasy
Noun
  • The next day, Luwi had a similar daydream, but this time the disapproving patriarch was Gajdusek.
    — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • And amidst the momentum of reverie, there’s the line ‘Blink at the light and hope to survive,’ because daydreams in a fascist state can be scary too.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 June 2026
Definition of daydream
Noun
  • Bowling ball, balanced, has vision, compact, efficient, tough.
    — Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Listen to useful feedback, but decide which part of your vision matters most.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of vision
Noun
  • Symptoms, which can take up to two months to develop, may include headache, nausea and sore throat before progressing to hallucinations, delusions, disorientation, paralysis and coma.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Smaller numbers reported experiencing delusions, hallucinations, physical pain, rage, and suicidality.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of delusion

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“Unreality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreality. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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