How many syllables in surreal?

There are 2 syllables in the word surreal.

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Divide surreal into syllables:

sur · real

How to pronounce surreal:

Definition of surreal:

surreal (adjective):: resembling a dream.; unbelievable, fantastic; seeming to be true, but actually false; marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream

Synonyms for surreal:

absurd

chimerical

dreamlike

fallacious

hallucinatory

illegitimate

illogical

illusory

inconsequent

inconsequential

inconsistent

insane

irrational

kafkaesque

meaningless

misleading

nonrational

odd

peculiar

phantasmagoric

psychedelic

random

silly

sophistic

sophistical

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