unreal
English Thesaurus
1. lacking material form or substance; unreal (adj.all)
| similar | : | aerial, aeriform, aery, airy, ethereal, |
| definition | : | characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air (adj.all) |
| similar | : | stringy, |
| definition | : | consisting of or containing string or strings (adj.all) |
2. contrived by art rather than nature (adj.all)
| similar | : | arranged, staged, |
| definition | : | deliberately arranged for effect (adj.all) |
| similar | : | bionic, |
| definition | : | having particular physiological functions augmented or replaced by electronic or electromechanical components (adj.all) |
| similar | : | dummy, |
| definition | : | having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function (adj.all) |
| similar | : | factitious, |
| definition | : | not produced by natural forces (adj.all) |
| similar | : | near, |
| definition | : | closely resembling the genuine article (adj.all) |
| similar | : | painted, |
| definition | : | lacking substance or vitality as if produced by painting (adj.all) |
| also | : | unreal, |
| definition | : | lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria (adj.all) |
3. lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria (adj.all)
| similar | : | dreamed, |
| definition | : | conceived of or imagined or hoped for (adj.all) |
| similar | : | fabled, legendary, |
| definition | : | celebrated in fable or legend (adj.all) |
| similar | : | hallucinatory, |
| definition | : | characterized by or characteristic of hallucination (adj.all) |
| similar | : | illusive, illusory, |
| definition | : | based on or having the nature of an illusion (adj.all) |
| also | : | artificial, unreal, |
| definition | : | contrived by art rather than nature (adj.all) |
| also | : | supernatural, |
| definition | : | not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material (adj.all) |
| also | : | insincere, |
| definition | : | lacking sincerity (adj.all) |
4. not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary (adj.all)
| similar | : | deceptive, delusory, |
| definition | : | causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true (adj.all) |
| similar | : | phantom, |
| definition | : | something apparently sensed but having no physical reality (adj.all) |
5. lacking material form or substance; unreal (adj.all)
| antonym | : | material, real, substantial, |
| definition | : | having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | insubstantiality, |
| definition | : | lacking substance or reality (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | insubstantiality, |
| definition | : | lack of solid substance and strength (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | irreality, unreality, |
| definition | : | the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact (noun.state) |
6. contrived by art rather than nature (adj.all)
| antonym | : | natural, |
| definition | : | existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | artificiality, |
| definition | : | the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally (noun.attribute) |
7. lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria (adj.all)
| antonym | : | existent, real, |
| definition | : | being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | unreality, |
| definition | : | the quality possessed by something that is unreal (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | irreality, unreality, |
| definition | : | the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact (noun.state) |
8. not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary (adj.all)
| antonym | : | real, |
| definition | : | no less than what is stated; worthy of the name (adj.all) |
9. lacking material form or substance; unreal (adj.all)
| antonym | : | material, real, substantial, |
| definition | : | having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | insubstantiality, |
| definition | : | lacking substance or reality (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | insubstantiality, |
| definition | : | lack of solid substance and strength (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | irreality, unreality, |
| definition | : | the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact (noun.state) |
10. contrived by art rather than nature (adj.all)
| antonym | : | natural, |
| definition | : | existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | artificiality, |
| definition | : | the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally (noun.attribute) |
11. lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria (adj.all)
| antonym | : | existent, real, |
| definition | : | being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | unreality, |
| definition | : | the quality possessed by something that is unreal (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | irreality, unreality, |
| definition | : | the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact (noun.state) |
12. not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary (adj.all)
| antonym | : | real, |
| definition | : | no less than what is stated; worthy of the name (adj.all) |
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