irreality
noun
ir·re·al·i·ty ˌir-ē-ˈa-lə-tē 
: unreality
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web There was no amazing aftertaste of citrus-sharp malice after trips to Disneyland, no sense of irreality pouncing upon the real and quite deliberately eating it for breakfast. 
Helen Oyeyemi, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Apr. 2021 This unearthly tension between reality and irreality is exacerbated by the setting. Daniel Drake, The New York Review of Books, 4 Jan. 2020
Helen Oyeyemi, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Apr. 2021 This unearthly tension between reality and irreality is exacerbated by the setting. Daniel Drake, The New York Review of Books, 4 Jan. 2020 Word History
First Known Use
1803, in the meaning defined above
irreality
noun
as in unreality
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- unreality
- fiction
- surreality
- phantasy
- fantasy
- dreaminess
- fictitiousness
- fancy
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- reality
- fact
- actuality
- materiality
- truth
- factuality
- authenticity
- genuineness
- verity