surreal

/səˈriːəl/ (bre, ipa) · /səˈriːəl/ (ame, ipa) · /sə-ˈrē(-ə)l also -ˈrā-əl/ (ame, mw)

surreal — adjective

  • surrealpositive
  • more surrealcomparative
  • most surrealsuperlative

1. Something that is surreal is so strange and unusual that it feels like something

1.形容詞B2
釋義

Something that is surreal is so strange and unusual that it feels like something you would only see in a dream, not in real life.

例句

The award ceremony was so surreal that Nia kept asking if she was dreaming.

so + adjective + that-clause for intensifying

Walking through the empty streets of the city at dawn felt completely surreal to Jin.

linking verb + completely + surreal

同義詞
  • dreamlike

    more literal focus on resemblance to dreams; slightly gentler in tone

  • unreal

    broader meaning; can suggest something literally not real rather than just strange

  • bizarre

    emphasises oddness and strangeness more than the dreamlike quality

  • otherworldly

    suggests a supernatural or alien quality, not just dreamlike

反義詞
  • ordinary

    everyday and expected, the opposite of strange

  • realistic

    true to life rather than dreamlike

文法句型

so + surreal + that-clause

linking verb + (intensifier) + surreal

find it + surreal + to-infinitive

a + surreal + noun

用法筆記

Commonly used with intensifiers like absolutely, completely, almost, or too. Frequently describes personal experiences or situations that feel unreal due to strong emotion or coincidence.

常見錯誤

❌The dream felt very surrealistic.
✅The dream felt very surreal.
💡Surrealistic refers specifically to the Surrealist art movement; surreal describes things that feel dreamlike or unreal.