English adjective: realistic | |||
1. | realistic aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are | ||
Samples | A realistic description. A realistic view of the possibilities. A realistic appraisal of our chances. The actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans. | ||
Similar | down-to-earth, earthy, graphic, hard-nosed, hardheaded, lifelike, living, pictorial, practical, practical, pragmatic, real, true to life, true-to-life, veridical, virtual, vivid | ||
See also | existent, possible, practical, real | ||
Antonyms | unrealistic | ||
2. | realistic representing what is real; not abstract or ideal | ||
Samples | Realistic portraiture. A realistic novel. In naturalistic colors. The school of naturalistic writers. | ||
Synonyms | naturalistic | ||
Similar | representational | ||
Antonyms | nonrepresentational | ||
3. | realistic of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism | ||
Samples | A realistic system of thought. | ||