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mock, false, fake(d), counterfeit, fraudulent, dummy, spurious,
falsified, pretend(ed), sham, pseudo, make-believe: The
countryside looked a little unreal, too luxuriant and too
sculptured.
unrealistic
adj. 1 impractical, illogical, unreasonable, unworkable,
unrealizable, quixotic, romantic, fanciful, visionary,
delusional, delusive, delusory: However exciting it is to think
of travelling faster than light, the notion is unrealistic. 2
unreal, unlifelike, unnatural, unauthentic,
non-representational, unrepresentative, inaccurate: The
background paintings are poorly done and unrealistic.
unreasonable
adj. 1 irrational, illogical, unthinking, absurd, foolish,
senseless, nonsensical, mindless, brainless, thoughtless, silly,
mad, crazy, insane, idiotic, moronic, imbecilic, stupid,
fatuous, ridiculous, ludicrous, laughable, preposterous,
far-fetched, short-sighted, unperceptive, unperceiving,
undiscerning, myopic, blind: Some people have an unreasonable
aversion to anything scientific. Is it unreasonable to expect
you to spend a little time with your mother? 2 excessive,
outrageous, exorbitant, extravagant, immoderate, extortionate,
inordinate, unconscionable, unjust, unwarranted, inequitable,
unfair, unequal, improper, unjustified, unjustifiable,
uncalled-for: The new tax puts an unreasonable demand on those
with lower incomes. 3 inappropriate, unapt or inapt,
unsuitable, unbefitting, impractical, unrealistic: His conduct
was quite unreasonable for a man of the cloth.
unrefined adj. 1 coarse, rude, rough, unsophisticated, uncultured,
uncivilized, uncultivated, unpolished, inelegant, ill-bred,
impolite, discourteous, unmannerly, ill-mannered, bad-mannered,
ignoble, plebeian, undignified, unladylike, ungentlemanlike,
ungentlemanly, uncourtly, ungracious, boorish, loutish, gross,
vulgar, uncouth, cloddish, bumbling, awkward, gauche: Consider
their background before criticizing them for being unrefined. 2
impure, unpurified, unclarified, raw, crude, coarse, untreated,
unfinished, natural, unprocessed: The unrefined ore is first
washed thoroughly.
unrelated adj. independent, separate, distinct, different, dissimilar,