realistic

  • (a) aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are
    • 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
  • (s) representing what is real; not abstract or ideal
    • realistic portraiture
    • a realistic novel
    • in naturalistic colors
    • the school of naturalistic writers
    naturalistic,
  • (a) of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism
    • a realistic system of thought

Synonyms

naturalistic

Antonyms

unrealistic

See also

possible practical real existent

Words of close approximity

realistically