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SURREALISTIC

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 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions

Example:

the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature

Synonyms:

phantasmagoric; phantasmagorical; surreal; surrealistic

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Adjectives

Similar:

unrealistic (not realistic)

Derivation:

surrealism (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)

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