unreal

• Se dit de quelque chose d'extrêmement impressionnant ou surprenant, souvent incroyable, comme dans l'anglais américain.

Used in American English to describe something as extremely impressive or amazing, often beyond belief.

1. Not real or imaginaryB2formal

   Lacking reality or substance; not corresponding to actual facts or criteria.

   irréel

   • The events in the dream felt completely unreal.
   • His claims about the incident were entirely unreal.
   • The special effects made the scene look unreal.

   Synonymeschimericalfalsefictionalfictitiousillusoryimaginarymade-upnonexistentphantomunrealistic

   Antonymesactualgenuinerealsubstantialtrue

2. B2formal

   Seeming fanciful or imaginary; not actually existing in reality.

   irréel, imaginaire

   • The landscape was so beautiful it seemed unreal.
   • She described an unreal world of magic and wonder.
   • The coincidence was so strange it felt unreal.

   Synonymeschimericaldreamlikefancifulfantasticillusoryimaginarymythicalvisionary

   Antonymesactualgenuinerealtrue

3. Artificial or contrivedB2formal

   Created by art or human effort rather than occurring naturally.

   Artificiel, contrefait

   • The flowers in the arrangement looked unreal, as if made of silk.
   • The texture of the material felt unreal and synthetic.
   • The painting depicted an unreal, idealized version of nature.

   Synonymesartificialcontrivedfabricatedfakeman-mademanufacturedsyntheticunnatural

   Antonymesauthenticgenuinenaturalreal

4. Lacking material formC1formal

   Having no physical or material substance; abstract or intangible.

   Immatériel

   • The concept of time is unreal in a purely physical sense.
   • Emotions are unreal in that they cannot be touched or measured.
   • The philosopher argued that the material world is unreal.

   Synonymesabstractbodilessetherealformlessimmaterialincorporealinsubstantialintangiblenonphysicalspiritual

   Antonymesconcretematerialrealsubstantialtangible