realistically

American  

[ree-uh-lis-tik-lee] / ˌri əˈlɪs tɪk li /

adverb

1. in a practical way.

2. in a way that reflects reality.

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Example Sentences

The Trojans will welcome the country’s top-rated recruiting class, but how many freshmen could they realistically count on to produce right away?

From Los Angeles Times

No longer visible to the naked eye and too big to realistically excavate very quickly, they made narrow boreholes to take samples of the material from the features.

From BBC

This amount reflects levels that could realistically be encountered through contaminated food and water.

From Science Daily

Analysts at Jefferies said the key question was what internal levers, excluding potential fiscal tailwinds in Germany, the bank could realistically pull to hit its profitability target.

From The Wall Street Journal

But realistically only a few schools would soon try receivership.

From The Wall Street Journal