as in surreal
seeming to exist in a dream; like a dream
Her photographs have a dreamlike quality.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreamlike
Adjective
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For someone who had spent most of his career with a low caesar, seeing himself with hair was surreal—and as expected, with growth also came grays.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
27 Jan. 2025 -
Seeing a play written in response to Trump’s first Administration at the outset of his second feels surreal.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Whatever the case may be, this year’s release is fantastic.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
19 Jan. 2025
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Jeanty is very quick despite not having track star speed and his vision is fantastic.—
Steve Bradshaw,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But in between those ‘parties’ is an incredible description of Hell!—
Beth Wood,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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The Iowa product laid out and brought in an incredible one-handed grab for the score to put Detroit in front 14-10.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Does that explain his bizarre excursion to allow Arnaut Danjuma to score?—
Greg O'Keeffe,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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Archaeologists have uncovered a series of bizarre ancient burials in France.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Dreamlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreamlike. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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