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Meaning of the word unreal in English

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unreal

US /ʌnˈriːl/
UK /ʌnˈrɪəl/

Adjective

so strange as to appear imaginary; not seeming real.

Example:
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in the half-light the tiny cottages seemed unreal
Synonym:
imaginary imagined fictitious pretend make-believe made-up nonexistent mock false invented illusory mythical fanciful fancied fantastic fabulous legendary chimerical fairy-tale hypothetical theoretical ideal phoney
Antonym:
real
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