daydreamlike

adjective

Definition of daydreamlikenext
as in surreal

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daydreamlike
  1. surreal
  2. illusory
  3. deceptive
  4. fictional
  5. hallucinatory
  6. fictitious
  7. imaginary
  8. fanciful
Adjective
  • Most capture mundane experiences, impressive in their hyperrealistic way, but some are sublime, or surreal, or place you in a morally challenging position.
    — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
  • With stages set up in and around the Old West buildings that dot the grounds, a movie set where Nelson filmed his 1984 Western Red Headed Stranger, the vibe at Luck Reunion is both cinematic and surreal.
    — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of surreal
Adjective
  • The illusion of a causal connection People tend to form illusory correlations between objects, people, occurrences or behaviors, particularly when those things are infrequently encountered.
    — Julia Standefer, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Here, the New York scenes are far too glum to coexist with the breezy maneuvering that’s happening in the present, and giving the lead an illusory disabled brother to talk to from time to time feels like the worst version of a wannabe Shyamalan twist.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2025
Definition of illusory
Adjective
  • Stricter consumer protection laws worldwide mean businesses face mounting scrutiny and potential legal repercussions for deceptive claims.
    — Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Issues concerning the scheme arise when the business utilizing it sells the data of consumers without proper consent or for deceptive purposes, as this could violate laws, the company said.
    — Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of deceptive
Adjective
  • In this mostly fictional version, the reclusive Omara has to decide whether or not to come back from retirement and record with her old colleagues from the fervent Cuban years, thus confronting those ghosts.
    — Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Here are our 25 favorite pairs of fictional best friends from movies and TV.
    — Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of fictional
Adjective
  • There are private planes and limos and cocaine and fireworks and dancing and morning-after IV drips; Baker charges through these scenes in an almost hallucinatory frenzy, sweeping us along the way that Ani herself has been swept along.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Wander through hallucinatory landscapes in a genre-defying melding of video games, short film, and generative art.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Definition of hallucinatory
Adjective
  • Morgan & Morgan, the firm that puts up those annoying Philly billboards, was fined after one of their lawyers admitted to using an AI program that generated fictitious case citations in a legal filing.
    — Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Putin cannot refuse a ceasefire, without losing the fictitious moral high ground.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of fictitious
Adjective
  • After the war, that technology, developed by a painfully pretentious guru named Ethan Skate (Stanley Tucci), was sold to the public as a way of keeping them sedated and immersed in imaginary worlds.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
  • And now a question for a future newsletter: Do the kids in your life have imaginary friends?
    — Anna North, Vox, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of imaginary
Adjective
  • Medina’s fanciful dog costumes mostly combine monochrome onesies with patches and other accessories for a cheery array of colors, while MC Dog’s costume nods to traditional Latin American patterns and Hattie’s hot pink look is accented with ruffles and glitter.
    — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
  • What is meant to be fanciful can feel tedious at times.
    — Elizabeth Toohey, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of fanciful
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