surrealist

American

[suh-ree-uh-list] / səˈri ə lɪst /

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter) an artist or writer using the style, conventions, themes of surrealism.

adjective

(sometimes initial capital letter) of, relating to, or conforming to surrealism.

Example Sentences

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He continued to paint too, filling his cottage with surrealist depictions of life-forms he called "biomorphs".

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Through archival documentaries like “The Nomadics” and surrealist murals like “1848: Bandaide,” he leveraged alternative media to challenge Eurocentric representations of Black Americans in popular culture.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Anyone dialed into online culture in the early aughts encountered the surrealist comedy series born from Flash animation and two brothers spoofing kids books.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

The Mexican artist, who died in 1954 at the age of 47, "did not completely agree" with her work being associated with the surrealist movement, Di Stasi said.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

It was the surrealist touch that got me.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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