Synonyms for surreal
səˈri əl, -ˈrilsur·re·al

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. phantasmagoric, phantasmagorical, surreal, surrealisticadjective

   characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions

   "a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows"--J.C.Powys; "the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature"

   Synonyms:
   dreamlike, phantasmagoric, phantasmagorical, surrealistic

   Antonyms:
   realistic, real(a)

2. dreamlike, surrealadjective

   resembling a dream

   "night invested the lake with a dreamlike quality"; "as irrational and surreal as a dream"

   Synonyms:
   dreamlike, phantasmagoric, phantasmagorical, surrealistic

   Antonyms:
   realistic, real(a)

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "surreal":

   surrealistic, surrealist, unreal, bizarre

Suggested Resources

1. surreal

   Song lyrics by surreal -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by surreal on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce surreal?

How to say surreal in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use surreal in a sentence?

1. Rebecca Metcalf:

   It’s just surreal. This is a small town. This doesn’t happen here.

2. Darren Caperna of the Dallas-based:

   It was so surreal, i still can’t believe that I sang with AC/DC! Even though I did not get the job it was the experience of a lifetime!

3. Barry Sloane:

   I wouldn’t even say it’s surreal, it just felt very natural. The military is a world that I feel very comfortable in. In representing the people within that and within our government, within our military. It’s something that I just took a lot of pride in and felt really honored to be able to do this role. As Americans, we know that we are such a powerful country. With that, our men and women who are in the military and armed forces put their lives on the line all the time.

4. Ray Lucas:

   It's still not real to me... the situation is still so surreal to me.

5. Zebuliah Noland:

   It's surreal, i told you guys, I thought I'd never put on the pads again. I wasn't sure I'd ever get this opportunity again.