IRREALITY Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word irreality. (close relations)
irreal
Best Alternative Words for IRREALITY
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unreality | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality possessed by something that is unreal • the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact • ineptitude in dealing with reality. | ||||||||
delusion | nounn | |||||||
noun • (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary • a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea • the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas | ||||||||
dream | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep • imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake • a cherished desire • a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe) • a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality • someone or something wonderful verb • have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy • experience while sleeping | ||||||||
fable | nounn | |||||||
noun • a deliberately false or improbable account • a short moral story (often with animal characters) • a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events | ||||||||
fabrication | nounn | |||||||
noun • a deliberately false or improbable account • writing in a fictional form • the act of making something (a product) from raw materials • the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) • the deliberate act of deviating from the truth | ||||||||
fantasy | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • imagination unrestricted by reality • fiction with a large amount of imagination in it • something many people believe that is false verb • indulge in fantasies | ||||||||
figment | nounn | |||||||
noun • a contrived or fantastic idea | ||||||||
illusion | nounn | |||||||
noun • an erroneous mental representation • something many people believe that is false • the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas • an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers | ||||||||
myth | nounn | |||||||
noun • a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people | ||||||||
phantasm | nounn | |||||||
noun • a ghostly appearing figure • something existing in perception only | ||||||||
phantasy | nounn | |||||||
noun • something many people believe that is false • fiction with a large amount of imagination in it • imagination unrestricted by reality | ||||||||
surrealism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams |