realistic

adjective
/ˌɹɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/

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

Example

“A realistic appraisal of the situation.”

Other meanings

Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were.
“A realistic novel about the Victorian poor.”
Possible or practical to achieve; based on what is real or practical.
“a realistic goal”

Antonyms

unrealistic

Related words

antirealistic
biorealistic
extrarealistic
hyperrealistic
macrorealistic
neorealistic
nonrealistic
overrealistic
photorealistic
pseudorealistic
semirealistic
superrealistic

Example sentences

“That's not a realistic way of going about this.”
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“The concept of space tourism is becoming more realistic each year.”
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Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “realistic” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.