realistic
Americanadjective
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interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical.
a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- Synonyms:
- sensible, hardheaded, common-sense, pragmatic
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pertaining to, characterized by, or given to the representation in literature or art of things as they really are.
a realistic novel.
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resembling or simulating real life.
a duck hunter skilled at making realistic decoys.
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Philosophy. of or relating to realists or realism.
adjective
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showing awareness and acceptance of reality
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practical or pragmatic rather than ideal or moral
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(of a book, film, etc) depicting or emphasizing what is real and actual rather than abstract or ideal
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of or relating to philosophical realism
Other Word Forms
- antirealistic adjective
- antirealistically adverb
- hyperrealistic adjective
- nonrealistic adjective
- nonrealistically adverb
- overrealistic adjective
- overrealistically adverb
- prorealistic adjective
- pseudorealistic adjective
- quasi-realistic adjective
- quasi-realistically adverb
- realistically adverb
- semirealistic adjective
- semirealistically adverb
- ultrarealistic adjective
- unrealistic adjective
- unrealistically adverb
Etymology
Origin of realistic
Example Sentences
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Is retiring at 50 a realistic goal for me?
From MarketWatch
"But I understand it's not realistic, as each leader has his demands and nobody wants to compromise. No one cares about the people suffering."
From Barron's
Crime fiction became more realistic, an approach presaged by Dashiell Hammett and other hard-boiled American writers in the 1920s.
Teenage students running through neighborhoods with realistic water guns may trigger an emergency response, the Irvine Police Department said in a social media post.
From Los Angeles Times
"Its more realistic trajectory is to become the world's largest AI adoption market, embedding AI at scale through digital public infrastructure and cost-efficient applications," she said.
From Barron's
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