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surreal |
Grep of noun surreal surrealism surrealist Overview of adj surreal The adj surreal has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. phantasmagoric, phantasmagorical, surreal, surrealistic -- (characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions; "a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows"- J.C.Powys; "the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature"; ") 2. dreamlike, surreal -- (resembling a dream; "night invested the lake with a dreamlike quality"; "as irrational and surreal as a dream") Antonyms of adj surreal 2 senses of surreal Sense 1 phantasmagoric, phantasmagorical, surreal, surrealistic INDIRECT (VIA unrealistic) -> realistic Sense 2 dreamlike, surreal INDIRECT (VIA unreal) -> real Similarity of adj surreal 2 senses of surreal Sense 1 phantasmagoric, phantasmagorical, surreal, surrealistic => unrealistic (vs. realistic) Sense 2 dreamlike, surreal => unreal (vs. real) Attributes of adj surreal Familiarity of adj surreal surreal used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj surreal surreal surrealistic Overview of adj surreal The adj surreal has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. phantasmagoric, phantasmagorical, surreal, surrealistic -- (characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions; "a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows"- J.C.Powys; "the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature"; ") 2. dreamlike, surreal -- (resembling a dream; "night invested the lake with a dreamlike quality"; "as irrational and surreal as a dream")
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