non-realistic
adjective
(alsononrealistic)uk/ˌnɒn.rɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/us/ˌnɑːn.riː.əˈlɪs.tɪk/not like something that reallyexistsorhappens,especiallywhen this is anintentionalfeatureof thestyleof something such as afilmorstory:
Shelikestoincludenarrativeelementsof a non-realistic, fairytalenature.
Theyestablisheda newtheatrecompanytoexperimentwith nonrealisticstylesofdrama.
Compare
unrealistic
- Thebookisillustratedwith non-realisticcartoonsandlinedrawings.
- Theplayuses anumberof non-realisticdevicestochallengetheaudience.
- Thedirectorencouragedtheactorstoportraytheircharactersin a nonrealisticmanner.
- Critics said thehappyendingof thefilmwassimplisticand nonrealistic.
- Musicals arecommonlyregardedas non-realistic, but they do aspire torealism.
True, real, false, and unreal
- actual
- actuality
- actually
- all that glitters is not goldidiom
- apocryphal
- faithful
- fake news
- false
- false flag
- falsely
- nothing could be further from the truthidiom
- nothing could have been further from my mind/thoughtsidiom
- parallel universe
- post-factual
- practically
- veridical
- verifiability
- verifiable
- verifiably
- verily