English to English
adjective
- lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
Ghosts and other unreal entities.
Unreal propaganda serving as news.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- contrived by art rather than nature
Artificial flowers.
Artificial flavoring.
An artificial diamond.
Artificial fibers.
Artificial sweeteners.
source: WordNet 3.0
- lacking material form or substance; unreal
As insubstantial as a dream.
An insubstantial mirage on the horizon.
source: WordNet 3.0
- Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.
source: Webster 1913
