Surreal (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Resembling a dream; "night invested the lake with a dreamlike quality"; "as irrational and surreal as a dream".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The foggy morning air gave the abandoned town a surreal atmosphere, as if time had stood still for decades.
- The movie's plot was as irrational and surreal as a dream, leaving the audience questioning reality.
- The art exhibition featured paintings that were vibrant and surreal, taking viewers on a journey through the artist's subconscious.
- The fireworks exploded in the night sky, creating a surreal display of colors and patterns that seemed almost otherworldly.
- The silence of the forest was surreal, broken only by the occasional chirping of birds or rustling of leaves.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions; "a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows"--J.C.Powys; "the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature".
Classification
All adjective clusters.