Synonyms of surreal

surreal

adjective

as in irrational

very strange or unusual; having the quality of a dream

a surreal atmosphere at the festival

The whole situation was completely surreal.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• irrational
• weird
• strange
• unreasonable
• absurd
• unusual
• meaningless
• unreasoning
• misleading
• peculiar
• unreasoned
• insane
• silly
• sophistical
• illogical
• inconsistent
• odd
• sophistic
• Kafkaesque
• weak
• unexplainable
• illegitimate
• random
• specious
• nonrational
• inconsequential
• fallacious
• inconsequent
• misguided
• invalid
• nonsensical
• unsound
• unconsidered
• eristical
• asinine
• preposterous
• foolish
• whacky
• ill-advised
• wacky
• eristic
• nutty
• mad
• half-baked
• inexplicable
• disorganized
• disordered
• unconvincing
• rambling
• senseless
• unaccountable
• reasonless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sane
• sensible
• wise
• sober
• lucid
• just
• enlightened
• compelling
• informed
• plausible
• justified
• solid
• reasoned
• clear
• certain
• convincing
• credible
• satisfying
• true
• commonsense
• persuasive
• sure
• organized
• cogent
• ordered
• reasonable
• logical
• demonstrated
• sound
• confirmed
• rational
• valid
• established
• validated
• substantiated
• corroborated
• well-grounded
• well-founded

Examples of surreal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This surreal feeling also carried over to the day that Collins made her Grand Ole Opry debut. —Tricia Despres, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024

It’s certainly made for these (end) times: a lushly surreal, cynically ticklish goof on the ineffectiveness of political summits as apocalyptic dread mounts. —Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024

The Patrick Star Show, the second SpongeBob SquarePants spinoff, stars Patrick (Bill Fagerbakke) and the rest of his family as they are constantly disrupted by his wild whims and surreal imagination. —Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024

That the two are on texting terms is just one of the surreal realities of Walz’s current existence. —Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024