surrealistic

[suh-ree-uh-lis-tik]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism; surreal.

2. having features typical or reminiscent of those depicted in surrealistic painting or drawing.

   the moon's surrealistic landscape.

Other Word Forms

• surrealistically adverb
• nonsurrealistic adjective
• nonsurrealistically adverb
• unsurrealistic adjective
• unsurrealistically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of surrealistic¹

1925–30; surrealist ( def. ) + -ic

Example Sentences

Released in late 2024, "Wild God" is a vivid, lush, almost surrealistic collection of songs, and so the tour that presents them at its core is constructed to support that.

From Salon

It was released by Disney, an implausible partner for a filmmaker known for haunting, surrealistic and often deeply disturbing movies.

From Los Angeles Times

His final film was “Inland Empire,” a surrealistic 2006 thriller that was filmed as it was being written.

From Los Angeles Times

Finally, the film gets surrealistic and even incorporates the William Tell scene from Burroughs' own life.

From Salon

Elle calls this surrealistic novel “funny, brilliant, gutting, and easily devoured over the course of one blissful afternoon.”

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• absurd 
• bizarre 
• eerie 
• fanciful 
• fantastic 
• ludicrous 
• monstrous 
• odd 
• outlandish 
• preposterous 
• ridiculous 
• strange 
• whimsical