What is a word for not reality?

Trying to find another word for not real in English? No problem. Our thesaurus contains synonyms of not real in 18 different contexts. We have listed all the similar and related words for not real alphabetically.

1 something that actually exists

• the ambition to make his dreams a reality

2 the fact of being or of being real

• no one denies the reality of electricity, though few people understand it fully

3 the quality of being actual

• the reality of the situation finally dawned on her and she sat down in stunned silence

4 one that has a real and independent existence

• you'll need to cope with a whole new set of realities once you've become a parent

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• •Other relevant words: (adjective)
  • pseudo,
  • not legit,
  • not genuine,
  • not kosher.
  •pseudo (adjective)
  • pirate,
  • ersatz,
  • bogus,
  • pretend,
  • false,
  • mock,
  • simulated,
  • spurious,
  • sham,
  • counterfeit,
  • phony,
  • pretended,
  • quasi,
  • wrong,
  • imitation.
  •unreal (adjective)
  • unrealistic,
  • unreal,
  • unactual,
  • illusory,
  • unsubstantial,
  • imaginary.
• •Other relevant words (noun):

• • pseudo
    genuine, true, real.

noun

formal the fact of being not true

noun

a state or situation that is not true or real

noun

something that people wrongly believe to be true

noun

an appearance or effect that is different from the way that things really are

noun

situations or ideas that exist in your mind but are not real

noun

something that is not what people claim it is, and is designed to trick people

noun

the experience of seeing or hearing something that is not really there

noun

something that seems to be real or true but is not really so

phrase

something that you have imagined or invented and therefore does not really exist

noun

something that looks very different from what it really is, usually because of the way that it is drawn or lit

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