unreal
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (4)
- lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria“ghosts and other unreal entities”“unreal propaganda serving as news”
- not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary“this conversation is getting more and more unreal”“the fantastically unreal world of government bureaucracy”“the unreal world of advertising art”
- contrived by art rather than nature“artificial flowers”“artificial flavoring”“an artificial diamond”“artificial fibers”“artificial sweeteners”Synonyms: artificial
- lacking material form or substance; unreal“as insubstantial as a dream”“an insubstantial mirage on the horizon”Synonyms: insubstantialunsubstantial
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Unreal \Un*re"al\, a. Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal. [1913 Webster]