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unreal

US /ənˈril/

adjective Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The view from the top of the tower felt almost unreal.

Word Family

NounNoun
unreality
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
unreal gốc
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • fictitiousformed or conceived by the imagination
  • illusorybased on or having the nature of an illusion
  • imaginary(mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1

Collocations

  • Easy unreal beauty of the sunset
    describing unreal beauty of the sunset (lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria)
  • Medium unreal expectations for quarterly revenue
    describing unreal expectations for quarterly revenue (lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria)
  • Hard unreal pricing decoupled from fundamental value
    describing unreal pricing decoupled from fundamental value (lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria)
  • Very Hard an unreal theatrical farce masquerading as justice
    referring to an unreal theatrical farce masquerading as justice

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.