UNREALITY Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

unreality

noun

ˌən-rē-ˈa-lə-tē

Definition of unreality

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 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 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 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 nightmarish unreality. — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026 Christian Science has taught me to base my prayers on the solid spiritual foundation of Jesus’ teachings – namely, the allness and perfection of God and the nothingness or unreality of anything unlike God, good. — André Kisonga, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unreality

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Noun

His update on the C-cut began just below the chin, with extra lift at the roots and inward-curving lengths that narrowed toward the ends to create the illusion of a heart.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 July 2026
Following the fall of Poland in September 1939, and before Germany invaded Denmark and Norway in April 1940, the absence of sustained military operations created the illusion of normalcy.

— Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of illusion

Noun

Destinations that combine crystal-clear seas, warm sand tones and unspoilt scenery consistently stand out as the places people most dream about visiting.

— Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026
Let’s travel path two and figure out how this career part timer doesn’t have to put the rest of their life on hold while the dream career is still TBD.

— Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of dream

Noun

Like an author of fantasy fiction, Wolfgang Voigt is continually rewriting and restructuring the internal logic of his own world, going back to his old work in the hopes of imposing some order upon his sprawling mythopoeia.

— Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 7 July 2026
Pattison famously played vampire Edward in the teen fantasy saga, who competed with werewolf Jacob (Taylor Lautner) for the affection of Bella (Kristen Stewart).

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026

Definition of fantasy

Noun

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
One-touch passing, feinting and ripping hard shots into a tattered net, each is super-charged by vivid daydreams of glory on the international stage.

— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026

Definition of daydream

Noun

For Paules, the founder of Friends of Prefab, the technology is only a means to a social vision of affordable housing.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
During his 24 years on the Board of Supervisors, Haggerty’s vision of a connected Bay Area laid the groundwork for some of the largest infrastructure projects under construction today.

— Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 6 July 2026

Definition of vision

Noun

We are encouraged to indulge our delusions about replacement theory and white male superiority and to surrender to our instincts toward incivility and division.

— Dawn M. Turner, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
As Lines’ delusions calcified, so did ChatGPT’s affirmations.

— Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 2 July 2026

Definition of delusion

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