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Not real or substantial; having no actual presence in reality; lacking the characteristics of reality.
- The word ‘ivory’ rang in the air, was whispered, was sighed. You would think they were praying to it. A taint of imbecile rapacity blew through it all, like a whiff from some corpse. By Jove! I’ve never seen anything so unreal in my life.
- "The Boy's Uncle made me Real," he said. "That was a great many years ago; but once you are Real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always."
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very impressive; amazing; unbelievable; incredible; larger or more fantastic than typical of real life.informal
- The video includes unreal footage of an eight-metre wave.
- I just had an unreal hamburger.
syn. insubstantial
ant. real