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realistic adjective [ rɪəˈlɪstɪk ]

• having or showing a sensible and practical idea of what can be achieved or expected.
• "I thought we had a realistic chance of winning"
Similar: practical, pragmatic, matter-of-fact, down-to-earth, sensible, commonsensical, rational, logical, reasonable, level-headed, clear-sighted, hard-headed, businesslike, sober, unromantic, unsentimental, unidealistic, tough-minded, robust, hard-boiled, unemotional, hard-nosed, no-nonsense, achievable, attainable, feasible, practicable, viable, workable, doable,
Opposite: unrealistic, idealistic, impracticable,
• representing things in a way that is accurate and true to life.
• "a realistic human drama"
Similar: true to life, lifelike, true, truthful, faithful, real-life, close, naturalistic, authentic, genuine, representational, graphic, convincing, vérité, kitchen-sink, warts and all, verisimilar, veristic, speaking,
Opposite: imaginative, fictional,


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