Meaning & use
unreal
Not seeming real; strange, dreamlike, or hard to believe.
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Standing at the edge of the canyon, the view felt almost unreal.
It was unreal to finally meet the author whose books she had read since childhood.
A note on using this word
In casual speech, unreal is often used as slang to express strong amazement, whether positive or negative, rather than to literally deny existence.
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