realistic

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('ə-lĭs'tĭk) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Tending to or expressing an awareness of things as they really are: She gave us a realistic appraisal of our chances.
  2. Of or relating to the representation of objects, actions, or social conditions as they actually are: a realistic novel about ghetto life. See synonyms at graphic.
realistically re'al·is'ti·cal·ly adv.

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adjective

  1. Having or indicating an awareness of things as they really are: down-to-earth, hard, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, objective, practical, pragmatic, pragmatical, prosaic, sober, tough-minded, unromantic. See excite/bore/interest, real/imaginary.
  2. Accurately representing what is depicted or described: lifelike, natural, naturalistic, true, true-life, truthful. See real/imaginary.
  3. Described verbally in sharp and accurate detail: graphic, lifelike, photographic, pictorial, picturesque, vivid. See specific/general, words.

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adj

Definition: genuine
Antonyms: fanciful, idealistic, insincere, unrealistic

adj

Definition: sensible, matter-of-fact
Antonyms: impracticable, impractical, irrational, unrealistic

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Sensibly.

pronunciation We could not realistically get to the theater on time for the first showing of the film.

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Translations:

Realistic

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - realistisk, virkelighedstro, nøgtern

Nederlands (Dutch)
realistisch, werkelijkheids- getrouw

Français (French)
adj. - réaliste

Deutsch (German)
adj. - realistisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πραγματιστικός, ρεαλιστικός

Italiano (Italian)
realistico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - realístico, oportuno, sensato

Русский (Russian)
реальный, реалистичный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - realista, realístico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - verklighetstrogen

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
现实的, 实际可行的, 注重实际的, 现实主义的, 写实的, 逼真的, 实在论的, 唯实论的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 現實的, 實際可行的, 注重實際的, 現實主義的, 寫實的, 逼真的, 實在論的, 唯實論的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 사실주의의, 현실주의의, 실재론적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 現実主義の, 現実的な, 写実主義の, 写実的な, 実在論の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) واقعي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מציאותי, ריאליסטי‬


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