unreality

noun

ˌən-rē-ˈa-lə-tē How to pronounce unreality (audio)
Definition of unrealitynext
as in illusion
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality a sci-fi author who seems to have preferred the unrealities of his own fiction to the realities of the world about him

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Recent Examples of unreality In giving each of its characters new foils, the unreality of the show finally takes off. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025 Yet even as Pym stalked him, slept with him, and pined after him, there was an element of unreality in her ardor, Harvey recalled. — Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025 The cringing mortifications and unsettling unreality make the series a tough sit. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025 Longtime Vogue readers can likely recognize Steven Klein’s photographs at a glance, what with their glaring colors, arresting compositions, and beguiling sense of unreality. — Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unreality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreality
  1. illusion
  2. dream
  3. fantasy
  4. daydream
  5. vision
  6. delusion
Noun
  • While Goodman’s paradoxes and fantasies posed challenges to me as her biographer, with the advent of AI slop and ChatGPT, our courtship with illusion (and possibly delusion) is here to stay.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
  • Van Dyke saw his job less as someone creating CG imagery — of which there was almost none in the sequence — than as a sort of additional set decorator, adding physical elements to sell the illusion.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
Definition of illusion
Noun
  • Then there are those fighting and clawing to extend their NFL dream, such as Mason Reiger, who signed as a rookie free agent because his draft stock tanked because of medical evaluation.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 10 May 2026
  • What was once street play and schoolyard competition now carries the weight of a national dream.
    — Ricci Shryock, NPR, 10 May 2026
Definition of dream
Noun
  • Keeping track of the other, less consequential games may then only appeal to sports bettors and fantasy football players.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
  • Projects in development span the genres of romance, drama, horror, action and fantasy.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 May 2026
Definition of fantasy
Noun
  • Nina, Karen and Caroline started appearing in my daydreams, full of vigor and life lessons.
    — Jennifer Acker, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
  • Some stories plant deep in your creative brain and come out through songs heard on the radio and random daydreams in the shower.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
Definition of daydream
Noun
  • Choose the move that makes the whole vision feel more possible.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
  • Genre films with a creative vision, by contrast, are finding space.
    — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 13 May 2026
Definition of vision
Noun
  • His delusion is central to why this revival is so potent.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
  • Concerns have grown over the potential for AI chatbots to fuel delusions in people, especially those who are already vulnerable to mental health problems.
    — Laura Jarrett, NBC news, 10 May 2026
Definition of delusion

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