sur ‧ real /səˈrɪəl/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: surrealism ]
a situation or experience that is surreal is very strange and difficult to understand, like something from a dream:
The house was a surreal mixture of opulence and decay.
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THESAURUS
■ very strange
▪ weird very strange or very different from what you are used to:
I had a weird dream last night.
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It’s a weird and wonderful place.
▪ bizarre extremely strange and different from what is usually considered normal:
It was a bizarre situation.
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Mark’s behaviour was really bizarre.
▪ surreal extremely strange and unconnected with real life or normal experiences, like something out of a dream:
His paintings are full of surreal images.
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There is something surreal about the climate change talks in Bali.
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The plant’s flowers were so big that they seemed almost surreal
▪ uncanny very strange – used especially about someone having an unusual ability to do something, or looking surprisingly similar to someone:
She had an uncanny knack (=ability) of putting her finger right on a problem.
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Alice had an uncanny resemblance to Josie.
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his uncanny ability to pick racing winners