realistic
interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
pertaining to, characterized by, or given to the representation in literature or art of things as they really are: a realistic novel.
resembling or simulating real life: a duck hunter skilled at making realistic decoys.
Philosophy. of or relating to realists or realism.
Origin of realistic
1Other words for realistic
Other words from realistic
- re·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- an·ti·re·al·is·tic, adjective
- an·ti·re·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- hy·per·re·al·is·tic, adjective
- non·re·al·is·tic, adjective
- non·re·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- o·ver·re·al·is·tic, adjective
- o·ver·re·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- pro·re·al·is·tic, adjective
- pseu·do·re·al·is·tic, adjective
- qua·si-re·al·is·tic, adjective
- qua·si-re·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- sem·i·re·al·is·tic, adjective
- sem·i·re·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- ul·tra·re·al·is·tic, adjective
- un·re·al·is·tic, adjective
- un·re·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use realistic in a sentence
At the moment, more hyper-realistic deepfakes are far more technically challenging and computationally expensive to create.
Memers are making deepfakes, and things are getting weird | Karen Hao | August 28, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewIt’s been a long time since the search engine market was a realistic place to compete.
What the commoditization of search engine technology with GPT-3 means for Google and SEO | Manick Bhan | August 21, 2020 | Search Engine WatchThe idea of some sort of economic independence is beyond any realistic hope.
However, in a team sport like baseball, regular practice against left-handed opponents is not a realistic option for most young players.
What Really Gives Left-Handed Pitchers Their Edge? | Guy Molyneux | August 17, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightIn today’s NBA, there is a clear consensus around which players are contending for the league’s highest individual honor, making it harder to justify a vote for a candidate when he doesn’t have a realistic chance of winning.
Maybe Mary is being more realistic about a second marriage—but is it too much to ask for a little fire?
Just a month from that date, he now no longer believes that to be realistic, and will no longer estimate a timeline for the trial.
Prosecutors Have No Idea When 9/11 Mastermind’s Trial Will Start | Tim Mak | December 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“I just wanted to make it realistic and not glamorize life,” she said.
Tiger Lily and her tribe, however, were outfitted in semi-realistic outfits (read: nearly naked).
‘Peter Pan Live!’ Review: No Amount of Clapping Brings It to Life | Kevin Fallon | December 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJohn came to see The realistic Joneses and we went out to dinner after and talked casually about the show, but that was it.
Michael C. Hall on Going Drag for ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ and Exorcising ‘Dexter’ | Marlow Stern | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKielland's method is realistic, and a number of his works are written with a fairly distinct "purpose."
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandOne of the twins, deciding to play "savages," had pounced upon the ink bottle as a means of making the play more realistic!
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle | Laura Lee HopeAs much as possible he banished from poetry a too realistic imitation of eloquence, passion, and a too exact truth.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile GautierThe kind of criticism that is appropriate for realistic literature is here quite out of place.
Frdric Mistral | Charles Alfred DownerTootles had progressed along the arduous road to masterpieces to the extent that he felt a need of realistic detail.
The Woman Gives | Owen Johnson
British Dictionary definitions for realistic
/ (ˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk) /
showing awareness and acceptance of reality
practical or pragmatic rather than ideal or moral
(of a book, film, etc) depicting or emphasizing what is real and actual rather than abstract or ideal
of or relating to philosophical realism
Derived forms of realistic
- realistically, adverb
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