SURREALISTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does surrealistic mean? 

• SURREALISTIC (adjective)
  The adjective SURREALISTIC has 1 sense:

1. characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions

  Familiarity information: SURREALISTIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SURREALISTIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions

Synonyms:

phantasmagoric; phantasmagorical; surreal; surrealistic

Context example:

the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature

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)