unreal

  • 21unreal — un|re|al [ ʌn riəl ] adjective 1. ) extremely unusual in a way that does not seem to be part of the normal world in which you live: The fog added to the unreal appearance of the landscape. 2. ) unlikely to ever happen or be true: UNREALISTIC:… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 22unreal — adjective 1 (not before noun) an experience, situation etc that is unreal seems so strange that you think you must be imagining or dreaming it: The evening was so bizarre that it was beginning to seem unreal. 2 not related to real things that… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23unreal — UK [ˌʌnˈrɪəl] / US [ʌnˈrɪəl] adjective 1) extremely unusual in a way that does not seem to be part of the normal world in which you live The fog added to the unreal appearance of the landscape. 2) very unlikely to happen or be true unreal… …

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  • 24unreal — adjective /ʌnˈriəl/ a) fake; not real The Boys Uncle made me Real, he said. That was a great many years ago; but once you are Real you cant become unreal again. It lasts for always. b) larger or more fantastic than typical of real life. I just… …

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  • 25unreal — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become ADVERB ▪ very ▪ …

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  • 26unreal — adjective 1) an unreal world of monsters and fairies Syn: imaginary, fictitious, pretend, make believe, made up, dreamed up, mock, false, illusory, chimerical, mythical, fanciful; hypothetical, theoretical; informal phony 2) informal …

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  • 27unreal — mod. unbelievable. □ Your hairdo is so yummy almost unreal. □ Who started this unreal argument? …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 28unreal — unreally, adv. /un ree euhl, reel /, adj. 1. not real or actual. 2. imaginary; fanciful; illusory; delusory; fantastic. 3. lacking in truth; not genuine; false; artificial: unreal propaganda serving as news. [1595 1605; UN 1 + REAL1] Syn. sham,… …

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  • 29unreal — adj Surprising. When the cops came to break up the party, it all got pretty unreal. 1960s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 30unreal — adj a. unbelievably good, excellent b. outrageous, excessive or unreasonable in behaviour Both usages are from the jargon of teenag ers, firstly (since the 1960s) in the USA and later elsewhere in the English speak ing world. The expression in… …

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