realist
noun
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
realists
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pluralof realist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“We are realists, but we are not worrywarts either,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 11, 2026
Even worse are the hardheaded dollars-and-cents realists of Wall Street who take this new reality as a given.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
And the realists should do what they must to win.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2025
Optimists say a year, realists say two years.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2024
This fit cannot be shown to be necessary or inevitable, which is what the realists do not understand.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
