as in irrational
very strange or unusual; having the quality of a dream
a surreal atmosphere at the festival The whole situation was completely surreal.
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Recent Examples of surreal
The feature is billed as a psychological thriller-comedy with surreal elements.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2025
Tom Green, a Y2K-era phenomenon most famous for his MTV prank show and surreal brand of comedy, is returning to the spotlight with a flurry of new projects for Amazon Prime Video.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Taking the material beyond its original audience of one, the writer-director offers a delicious mélange of the surreal and the silly for all ages.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
Empowering the viewer One thing Adams is unwilling to compromise on, however, is his decision to not elucidate his work, despite his surreal configurations inviting multiple interpretations.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2025
Tom Green, a Y2K-era phenomenon most famous for his MTV prank show and surreal brand of comedy, is returning to the spotlight with a flurry of new projects for Amazon Prime Video.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Taking the material beyond its original audience of one, the writer-director offers a delicious mélange of the surreal and the silly for all ages.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
Empowering the viewer One thing Adams is unwilling to compromise on, however, is his decision to not elucidate his work, despite his surreal configurations inviting multiple interpretations.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surreal
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Friedrich Nietzsche's idea of rationality, Apollonian, and the irrational passion, defined as Dionysian, have always been a sort of philosophical guide for Murano; his way of conceiving fashion.—
Alberto Calabrese,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2025
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There’s a philosophical view, best associated with the scholar L. A. Paul, that the decision to have children is fundamentally irrational.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Both of those fit a mold for an Original Screenplay winner: A Real Pain as the talky Sundance movie; The Substance as the contender that’s a little too weird to win the bigger prizes.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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Here Are All The Companies Cutting DEI Programs For over 41 Vineyard Theatre has been making the weird art.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The strange particulars of his passing remain a mystery thus far, but Hackman’s life was lived in quiet defiance of Hollywood fame and the strictures of celebrity.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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But these were hound tracks, stretching off through the snow in a strange, dark line.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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But the comparison of the former Pac-12 to the new Pac-12 isn’t unreasonable, either.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Reasons to hire Gen Z include their focus on balance and staying grounded—which have the benefit of reducing burnout or unreasonable expectations.—
Tracy Brower,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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With his absurd hair and larger-than-life persona, Trump is a walking meme.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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And next year, and for years to come, through trauma and joy, this seemingly absurd ritual is going to be here.—
Edward Segarra,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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Local meteorologists noted that these events were highly unusual for the region, with historical data showing only sporadic snowfall over the past several decades.—
Jim Foerster,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Bringing such a case is highly unusual and winning a conviction would be difficult, according to current and former prosecutors.—
Glenn Thrush,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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If Missouri were to abolish state income taxes, tax credits would become meaningless.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
5 Mar. 2025
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Xavier is headed out of the silo Xavier was always going to leave the silo to try to find his wife, despite a brief tryst with Sinatra's therapist, Dr. Gabriela Torabi (Sarah Shahi), that wound up being meaningless from both a plot and character perspective.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Surreal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surreal. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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