unrealities
Things not real
Unrealities are things that don't exist or lack substance—fantasies, illusions, or figments of imagination.
The word often suggests a disconnect from practical life: He lives among unrealities.
Someone might dismiss abstract theories or unfounded beliefs as unrealities: The plan was built on unrealities that collapsed when tested.
Acute mental disorientation
- visionsImagined or prophetic sights
- phantasmagoriaShifting sequence of illusions
- psychosisSevere reality detachment
- derealizationPerception that surroundings aren't real
depersonalization · synesthesia · pareidolia · afterimage · psychedelic · dissociation · fever-dream · distortion
Atmospheric optical deception
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- sleightDexterous trickery
- misperceptionIncorrect interpretation of reality
distortion · optical · conjuring · disguise · camouflage · masquerade · charade · pretense
Supernatural or illusory power
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- wizardPractitioner of sorcery
- dragonLegendary fire-breathing reptile
- fairyTiny winged magical creature
unicorn · sorcery · kingdom · quest · elf · dwarf · troll · goblin
Account of events
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- novelNew and unusual
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- charactersPersons in a narrative
author · invented · fabrication · imagination · literary · prose · genre · tale
Testable proposed explanation
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- suppositionBelief without proof
- theoreticalBased on hypothesis, untested
- postulationAssuming something as given
abstraction · counterfactual · alternate · parallel · imagined · hypothetical · what-if · possibility
delirium
Acute mental disorientation
- visionsImagined or prophetic sights
- phantasmagoriaShifting sequence of illusions
- psychosisSevere reality detachment
derealization · depersonalization · synesthesia · pareidolia · afterimage · psychedelic · dissociation · fever-dream · distortion · apparition
mirage
Atmospheric optical deception
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- sleightDexterous trickery
misperception · distortion · optical · conjuring · disguise · camouflage · masquerade · charade · pretense · facade
magic
Supernatural or illusory power
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- wizardPractitioner of sorcery
- dragonLegendary fire-breathing reptile
fairy · unicorn · sorcery · kingdom · quest · elf · dwarf · troll · goblin · warlock
narrative
Account of events
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- novelNew and unusual
- plotStoryline or land parcel
characters · author · invented · fabrication · imagination · literary · prose · genre · tale · fable
hypothesis
Testable proposed explanation
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- suppositionBelief without proof
- theoreticalBased on hypothesis, untested
postulation · abstraction · counterfactual · alternate · parallel · imagined · hypothetical · what-if · possibility · scenario
- Unrealitiesdreams, illusions, fantasies, hallucinations, delusions
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Things that exist
actualities · facts · truths · hard facts · existences
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