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

STRONGEST

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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It is important to be realistic - as those around the prime minister are - about what the endorsements he received yesterday do and do not mean.

From BBC

Computer simulations that applied realistic forces and torques confirmed this behavior and showed that plectoneme formation depends on DNA's ability to transmit twist along its length.

From Science Daily

At the start of February, Cotton reiterated he wanted to find a solution and the door remained open to "realistic proposals" from the Unite union.

From BBC

"We have to be realistic - the risk was really high, the risk she takes when she falls will double that. Her body will not be able to take that."

From BBC

The prices of AI-dependent stocks have become untethered from realistic projections.

From MarketWatch

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