unreal

Adjective

• Not real; existing only in imagination or as an illusion.
• lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
  • "ghosts and other unreal entities"
  • "unreal propaganda serving as news"
• not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary
  • "this conversation is getting more and more unreal"
  • "the fantastically unreal world of government bureaucracy"
  • "the unreal world of advertising art"
• contrived by art rather than nature
• lacking material form or substance; unreal

Adj

• Not real or substantial; having no actual presence in reality; lacking the characteristics of reality.
• very impressive; amazing; unbelievable; incredible; larger or more fantastic than typical of real life.

Examples

• I just had an unreal hamburger.
• The triple-triple word score seemed unreal, but the points were definitely on the board.
• The video includes unreal footage of an eight-metre wave.

Synonyms

artificial, insubstantial, unsubstantial

Antonyms

natural, real, substantial