realistic

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/ˌɹɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/

adj 2

Collocations

(adj.) showing acceptance of the facts of a situation

VERBS

be, seem

keep sth

We need to keep our expectations realistic about how much we can accomplish this week.

ADV

extremely, very | fairly, quite, reasonably

enough, sufficiently

She was realistic enough to understand that winning the lottery was extremely unlikely.

PREP

about

The teacher was realistic about how much homework students could complete in one evening.

My parents were realistic in their approach to planning our family budget.

(adj.) showing things as they really are

VERBS

be, look, sound | become

make sth

The architect tried to make the building design more realistic by adding actual construction details.

ADV

extremely, truly, very | fairly, quite

grimly

The documentary presented a grimly realistic portrait of life in the refugee camp.

Definitions

adj

Expressed or represented as being accurate, practicable, or not idealistic.

A realistic appraisal of the situation.

Scotland needed a victory by eight points to have a realistic chance of progressing to the knock-out stages, and for long periods of a ferocious contest looked as if they might pull it off.

Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were.

A realistic novel about the Victorian poor.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — representing what is real

naturalistic

Antonyms

unrealistic

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

A realistic appraisal of the situation.

Wiktionary

Scotland needed a victory by eight points to have a realistic chance of progressing to the knock-out stages, and for long periods of a ferocious contest looked as if they might pull it off.

Wiktionary

A realistic novel about the Victorian poor.

Wiktionary

It's a more realistic plan.

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I hope my boss will agree to my realistic plan.

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A long discussion boiled down to a realistic conclusion.

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