| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | realistic |
| Synonyms: | authentic, faithful, graphic, natural, original, real, representational, representative, true, true to life |
| Main Entry: | descriptive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | explanatory |
| Synonyms: | anecdotic, characteristic, characterizing, circumstantial, classificatory, clear, definitive, delineative, depictive, describing, designating, detailed, eloquent, explicative, expository, expressive, extended, graphic, identifying, illuminating, illuminative, illustrative, indicative, interpretive, lifelike, narrative, particularized, pictorial, picturesque, revealing, specific, true to life, vivid |
| Antonyms: | confusing, cursory, undescriptive |
| Main Entry: | faithful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | authentic, accurate |
| Synonyms: | close, credible, exact, just, lifelike, precise, right, similar, strict, true, trusty, undistorted, veracious, veridical |
| Antonyms: | different, false, inaccurate, inexact, uncertain |
| Main Entry: | photographic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exact, retentive in detail |
| Synonyms: | accurate, cinematic, detailed, faithful, filmic, graphic, lifelike, minute, natural, pictorial, picturesque, precise, realistic, true-to-life, visual, vivid |
| Main Entry: | realistic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | genuine |
| Synonyms: | authentic, faithful, graphic, lifelike, natural, original, representational, representative, true, true to life, truthful |
| Antonyms: | fanciful, insincere |
| Main Entry: | vivid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intense, powerful |
| Synonyms: | active, animated, bright, brilliant, clear, colorful, definite, distinct, dramatic, dynamic, eloquent, energetic, expressive, flamboyant, gay, glowing, graphic, highly colored, lifelike, lively, lucid, meaningful, memorable, picturesque, realistic, resplendent, rich, sharp, shining, spirited, stirring, striking, strong, telling, theatrical, true-to-life, vigorous |
| Antonyms: | dull, weak |
| Main Entry: | naturalistic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | realistic |
| Synonyms: | astute, businesslike, commonsense, down-to-earth, earthy, hard, hard-boiled, levelheaded, lifelike, natural, practical, pragmatic, pragmatical, prudent, rational, real, reasonable, sane, sensible, shrewd, sober, sound, true, true-life, truthful, unfantastic, unidealistic, unromantic, unsentimental, utilitarian |
| Main Entry: | pictorial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | graphic |
| Synonyms: | blocked-out, delineated, depicted, descriptive, diagrammatic, drawn, engraved, etched, iconographic, illustrated, illustrational, illustrative, lifelike, marked-out, outlined, painted, photographic, pictographic, pictoric, pictured, picturesque, portrayed, realistic, representational, seen, sketched, traced, visual, vivid |
| Main Entry: | true-life |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | realistic |
| Synonyms: | astute, businesslike, commonsense, down-to-earth, earthy, hard, hard-boiled, levelheaded, lifelike, natural, naturalistic, practical, pragmatic, pragmatical, prudent, rational, real, reasonable, sane, sensible, shrewd, sober, sound, true, truthful, unfantastic, unidealistic, unromantic, unsentimental, utilitarian |