unreal

Adjective (4)

1. lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria“ghosts and other unreal entities”“unreal propaganda serving as news”Opposite existentSimilar fabulous, fanciful, fabricated, fabled, illusive, dreamed, eye-deceiving, envisioned +4 moreRelates to reality, realnessSee also counterfeit, artificial, supernatural, unrealistic, insincere
2. 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”Opposite realSimilar deceptive, dreamlike, phantom
3. contrived by art rather than nature“artificial flowers”“artificial flavoring”“an artificial diamond”“artificial fibers”“artificial sweeteners”Synonyms: artificialSimilar man-made, fake, conventionalized, painted, ersatz, factitious, bionic, arranged +5 moreSee also counterfeit
4. lacking material form or substance; unreal“as insubstantial as a dream”“an insubstantial mirage on the horizon”Synonyms: insubstantialunsubstantialSimilar aeriform, shadowy, hollow, stringyRelates to substantiality, substantialnessSee also immaterial, nonmaterial