1. a philosophical position denying that certain entities (such as abstract objects, moral facts, or external reality) exist independently of human perception or thought
Usage: philosophy; often used in academic and theoretical contexts
2. opposition to or rejection of realism in art, literature, or other creative fields
Usage: arts and literature

Examples

• Antirealism in mathematics suggests that numbers do not exist as objective entities.
• Some philosophers defend antirealism about moral facts.
• The artist's antirealism rejected the conventions of representational painting.
• Antirealism challenges the assumption that reality exists independently of observers.
• In ethics, antirealism denies the existence of objective moral truths.
• The movement embraced antirealism as a reaction against traditional artistic styles.