- of, having to do with, or in the style of, realism or realists
- tending to face facts; practical rather than visionary
adjective
- An example of realistic is a person who knows his own limitations and isn't going to expect to be an amazing opera singer when he can't even carry a tune.
- An example of realistic is a book that really rings true and that could be about true life.
The definition of realistic is someone who has a good grip on the reality of a situation and understands what can and cannot be done, something that is a practical, achievable idea, or something that resembles the actual truth about life.
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realistic
adjective
- Tending to or expressing an awareness of things as they really are: She gave us a realistic appraisal of our chances.
- Of or relating to the representation of objects, actions, or social conditions as they actually are: a realistic novel about coal mining. See Synonyms at vivid.
Related Forms:
- re′al·is′ti·cal·ly
adverb
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Adjective
(comparative more realistic, superlative most realistic)
- Expressed or represented as being accurate.
- A realistic appraisal of the situation.
- Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were.
- A realistic novel about the Victorian poor.
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Sentence Examples
- You're supposed to be taking care of me, but that isn't realistic 100% of the time, is it?
- For some reason, he experienced a very realistic vision.
- If it is daringly realistic, it is no less audacious in its idealism.
- The story of Sinflhi is the true or realistic history of a soldier who.
- Munich is still the leading school of painting in Germany, but the romanticism of the earlier masters has been abandoned for drawing and colouring of a realistic character.
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