unreal

CEFRB1

/ʌnˈɹi.əl/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not real, or seeming too strange to be real.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    very impressive; amazing; unbelievable; incredible; larger or more fantastic than typical of real life.

Examples

  • I find the concept of Globish restrictive and unreal.

  • My crime seems unreal to me.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Not real or substantial; having no actual presence in reality; lacking the characteristics of reality.

More examples

In context

  • The video includes unreal footage of an eight-metre wave.

  • My life seems unreal.

  • I just had an unreal hamburger.

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Antonyms

Quick test

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The special effects in the movie were so blank that the scenes looked like a dream.

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Origin

adjective

From un- + real.