surrealistic
adjective
sur·re·al·is·tic
sə-ˌrē-ə-ˈli-stik 
also -ˌrā-
1
: of or relating to surrealism
2
: having a strange dreamlike atmosphere or quality like that of a surrealist painting
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It was a surrealistic experience.
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The Stage Arrangement Looks Otherworldly Powered by mellifluous melodies and surrealistic soundscapes fit for video games, Gunna is all about immersion, and his stage set here only accentuated the effect.
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Peter A. Berry, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2024
Straight from a surrealistic horror movie, the image doesn’t comfortably explain itself to the audience, and that doesn’t concern the filmmaker.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024
To enjoy Paprika is to give yourself over to its surrealistic logic rather than try to puzzle it out.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 31 May 2024
The wind has whittled the island’s rocks into surrealistic forms.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
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Peter A. Berry, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2024
Straight from a surrealistic horror movie, the image doesn’t comfortably explain itself to the audience, and that doesn’t concern the filmmaker.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024
To enjoy Paprika is to give yourself over to its surrealistic logic rather than try to puzzle it out.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 31 May 2024
The wind has whittled the island’s rocks into surrealistic forms.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
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“Surrealistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surrealistic. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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