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Definitions

unrealistic

ADJECTIVE
not believable or practical
Synonyms
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impossible impractical improbable quixotic silly unreal unworkable
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blue-sky floating gone half-baked impracticable ivory-tower nonrealistic nonsensical not applicable not sensible on cloud nine reachy romantic starry-eyed theoretical
Antonyms
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believable possible practical sensible tenable
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pragmatic realistic reasonable

Example Sentences

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But has the record-breaking nature of Wrexham's rise through the English Football League - with three successive promotions taking them from the fifth to the second tier - set unrealistic expectations?

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Public opinion is shifting, and policymakers increasingly recognize that meeting climate goals without reliable baseload power is unrealistic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Examples include fabricating legal cases or producing images with unrealistic details such as extra fingers.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

President Emmanuel Macron earlier said a military operation to free the waterway is "unrealistic."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

One should not get the mistaken impression that Condorcet’s paradox and Sahl’s joke are equally unrealistic.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos