realist
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
an artist or a writer whose work is characterized by realism.
Philosophy. an adherent of realism.
of or relating to realism or to a person who embodies its principles or practices: the realist approach to social ills;realist paintings.
Origin of realist
1Other words from realist
- an·ti·re·al·ist, noun, adjective
- hy·per·re·al·ist, noun
- non·re·al·ist, noun
- pro·re·al·ist, adjective, noun
- ul·tra·re·al·ist, noun
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How to use realist in a sentence
A realist would worry about what comes next from the world’s most powerful countries.
Apple defends its new anti-child-abuse tech against privacy concerns | Patrick Howell O'Neill | August 6, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewI am, however, a realist and I don’t get too excited because disappointments can hurt more.
Locked up in the Land of Liberty: Part IV | Yariel Valdés González | July 28, 2021 | Washington BladeHutchison overlaps multiple views, usually of the same person, a cubist strategy tempered by a realist style and neoclassical oil-painting technique.
In the galleries: Acronyms as content encode a powerful commentary | Mark Jenkins | April 2, 2021 | Washington PostWhether you’re a hardcore survivalist or simply a realist, a high quality emergency radio can decrease risk in a challenging situation and provide added peace of mind in safer times.
In the show’s largest picture, he turns his attention to another test of the realist painter — draped fabric — with a window scene that emphasizes lush pink and gold curtains.
In the galleries: Immersive exhibit explores a wonderland in blue | Mark Jenkins | January 22, 2021 | Washington Post
And I think part of it was in response to being such an extreme realist writer.
Burt told me that he considers Paul a traditional, Republican realist.
Is Rand Paul a Secret Hawk? Or Maybe Not a Total Dove? | James Kirchick | May 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was an “idealist and a realist at the same time,” said his close friend, the British Diplomat Frank Roberts.
The Man Who Knew Russia Best: George Kennan’s Revealing Diaries | James A. Warren | March 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis indictment of American meddling was also echoed by uber-realist Stephen Walt, a professor at Harvard.
Jacob Heilbrunn asked in The National Interest, the premier realist journal.
While he runs Zola close as a realist, his thoughts and language are as pure as those of Miss Yonge herself.'
The Talking Horse | F. AnsteyBut whereas as a national poet he was a flattering idealist, he was as a personal poet an uncompromising realist.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksA realist through and through, he did not shrink from representing the horrible, which antique art preferred to avoid.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard MutherWhen you reach the inner circle of government you find always a very practical realism, and Brinsmade is in all things a realist.
The Wasted Generation | Owen JohnsonRobertson approved of these innovations, but he was never more than half a realist, and this from several causes.
The English Stage | Augustin Filon
British Dictionary definitions for realist
/ (ˈrɪəlɪst) /
a person who is aware of and accepts the physical universe, events, etc, as they are; pragmatist
an artist or writer who seeks to represent the familiar or typical in real life rather than an idealized, formalized, or romantic interpretation
philosophy a person who accepts realism
(modifier) of, relating to, or characteristic of realism or realists in the arts, philosophy, etc: a realist school
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