realistic
adjective
interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical.
nonrealistic
-
a word derived from
realistic.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In keeping with Welles, Coen adopts a nonrealistic approach to the setting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2022
Mr. Shepard wrote prodigiously though the 1970s, living in London with Jones and pursuing a rock-and-roll career for the first part of the decade while churning out nonrealistic works.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2017
But then there are the nonrealistic elements, like Ramona’s glowing catheter port, and the dance.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2015
Since then, experiments have confirmed quantum theory’s predictions, forcing physicists to accept that the fabric of reality is nonlocal, nonrealistic or both!
From Scientific American ● Dec. 5, 2011
Just as the Motion Picture Academy tends to honor showy performances, it also lauds movies whose editing is either dramatically nonrealistic or fast fast fast.
From Time Magazine Archive
