realistic
[ree-uh-lis-tik]
- 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.
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Origin of realistic
Synonyms
See more synonyms for realistic on Thesaurus.com1. pragmatic, common-sense, hard-headed, sensible.
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Contemporary Examples
The money crowd got all the deregulation it could realistically hope for.
Realistically, what I saw was exactly what I would have expected at a Grateful Dead tribute show.
Because it's too cautious to dramatize real problems and too reductive to tackle them realistically.
Realistically, nobody expects a system like ARC4 to jump straight from the battlefield to the nearest Best Buy.
We need more images and scenes of women on their own, who are realistically happy without a guy.
Historical Examples
The mechanics of realistically moving Saturn was rougher than a cob.
Question of ComfortLes Collins
To my senses she was real, and it was necessary therefore to destroy her realistically.
Fantazius MallareBen Hecht
A bell was ringing; and ringing too realistically not to be real!
Bob Strong's HolidaysJohn Conroy Hutcheson
For those qualities you check, answer the questions as realistically as you can.
When You Don't Know Where to TurnSteven J. Bartlett
It should be said at once that these objects are treated symbolically, not realistically.
Indo-China and Its Primitive PeopleHenry Baudesson
realistic
- 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
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Word Origin and History for realistically
realistic
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