realistic

[ree-uh-lis-tik] / ˌri əˈlɪs tɪk /

ADJECTIVE

sensible, matter-of-fact

Synonyms

STRONGEST

businesslike down-to-earth practical pragmatic prudent rational real reasonable sane sensible sober

WEAK

astute commonsense earthy hard hard-boiled levelheaded pragmatical shrewd sound unfantastic unidealistic unromantic unsentimental utilitarian

Antonyms

STRONGEST

excited impractical inefficient irrational unrealistic unreasonable unsound unwise

WEAK

fanciful insincere

ADJECTIVE

genuine

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authentic lifelike original truthful

WEAK

faithful graphic natural representational representative true true to life

Antonyms

WEAK

fanciful impractical insincere irrational unrealistic

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“It feels really impossible,” he said, adding that investing seems like a more realistic way to increase his wealth.

From The Wall Street Journal

But just as there’s a difference between depicting chaos and depicting chaotically, there’s a difference between presenting theatergoers with a realistic image of mental illness and driving an audience nuts.

From Los Angeles Times

But it’s also realistic to believe that Trinidad, just by being in the competition, is furthering something of a revolution in the Winter Olympics in general, and in bobsledding in particular.

From Los Angeles Times

But Lincoln Riley, after four years of regular churn with his staff at USC, was also realistic.

From Los Angeles Times

Except he makes it a little too realistic, and Matt and Jay inadvertently get zapped back to 2008.

From The Wall Street Journal

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