as in surreal
seeming to exist in a dream; like a dream
Her photographs have a dreamlike quality.
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreamlike
Adjective
-
Over the past week alone the surreal musical was watched 26 million times for 43.3 million hours.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025 -
Music Box Films has picked up North American distribution rights to By Design, writer-director Amanda Kramer’s surreal body-swap comedy that premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
-
The Cardinal travel to Hawaii, where the scenery will be fantastic and hopefully the game matches it.—
Erick Smith,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
-
How Combat Works in Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Combat in the Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter remake is pretty fantastic.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
-
Secretariat won the Belmont by an incredible 31 lengths, and his record time of 2:24 still stands as the fastest of all time.—
Sarah Jean Maher,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
-
Both owners reported incredible business for their openings.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
-
The indictment of Adams’ former top advisor came a day after another member of Adams’ inner circle became embroiled in a bizarre apparent bribery attempt involving a news reporter.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
-
The Italian police use her poor grasp of Italian and their own blindspots about American culture to bolster their bizarre theories.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Aug. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Dreamlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreamlike. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share