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realistic

[ree-uh-lis-tik] / ˌri əˈlɪs tɪk /
ADJECTIVE
sensible, matter-of-fact
Synonyms
STRONGEST
businesslike down-to-earth practical pragmatic prudent rational real reasonable sane sensible sober
WEAK
astute commonsense earthy hard hard-boiled levelheaded pragmatical shrewd sound unfantastic unidealistic unromantic unsentimental utilitarian
Antonyms
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excited impractical inefficient irrational unrealistic unreasonable unsound unwise
WEAK
fanciful insincere
ADJECTIVE
genuine
Synonyms
STRONGEST
authentic lifelike original truthful
WEAK
faithful graphic natural representational representative true true to life
Antonyms
WEAK
fanciful impractical insincere irrational unrealistic

Example Sentences

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"This gives the field a more realistic, accurate way to test ideas early on," emphasizes Schief.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

Independent analysts don't believe the target is realistic.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

"If this tempo is not lost, then within a few months it will be quite realistic to reach multi-year, multibillion contracts," Triukhan wrote.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Meanwhile, “if retirement falls short, the backup plan is often working longer — and that is not always realistic given the rapidly evolving workforce landscape.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

I was realistic enough to accept that everyone was going to be angry at me for a while, though, no matter how amazingly I apologized.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

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