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surreal

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore S words

strange and dreamlike, unlike ordinary reality

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Surreal in a sentence

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The empty city had a surreal, ghostly stillness.

Synonyms
dreamlikebizarrefantastic
Antonyms
ordinaryrealistic
Common questions

Questions about “surreal

Surreal (adjective) means strange and dreamlike, unlike ordinary reality
Here is surreal used in an example sentence: "The empty city had a surreal, ghostly stillness."
Common synonyms for surreal include dreamlike, bizarre, fantastic.
Antonyms of surreal include ordinary, realistic.
Surreal is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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