unreal Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. 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
2. adjective 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
3. adjective contrived by art rather than nature
   artificial.
   
   • artificial flowers
   • artificial flavoring
   • an artificial diamond
   • artificial fibers
   • artificial sweeteners
4. adjective lacking material form or substance; unreal
   unsubstantial; insubstantial.
   
   • as insubstantial as a dream
   • an insubstantial mirage on the horizon

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