realistic
adjective
interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical.
unrealistically
-
a word derived from
realistic.
Example Sentences
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The team found that moving enough water to create some of Europa's visible surface features would require fractures that are unrealistically long or present in unusually large numbers.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
But the time he was turning around calves unrealistically sped up to weeks or days, according to the bank records and cattle invoices entered in court filings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
While she isn’t an attorney yet — reportedly, she took the bar exam over the summer and is awaiting her results — “All’s Fair” allows Kardashian to play an unrealistically successful one on TV.
From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2025
Goldman also figures that the 6% consensus for earnings growth was probably understood as conservative, “or unrealistically low” by most investors.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025
"I feel renting is my only option, and yet renting is so unrealistically expensive," said Hannah Hunter, 21, among the flurry of building activity on Friday night.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2023
