1. (

• unreal

) lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news" ;

2. (

• unreal ,

) 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" ;

3. (

• artificial ,
• unreal ,

) contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" ;

4. (

• insubstantial ,
• unsubstantial ,
• unreal ,

) lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon" ;