realistic

[US]/ˌriːəˈlɪstɪk/
[UK]/ˌriːəˈlɪstɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. based on reality and practicality; able to be achieved in practice.

Phrases & Collocations

realistic approach

realistic expectations

realistic goals

realistic assessment

realistic painting

Example Sentences

a realistic human drama.

She is a realistic woman.

the vogue is to make realistic films.

realistic and unrealistic notions on economy

He will go down in history as a realistic poet.

novels are capable of mixing fantastic and realistic elements.

a more realistic figure was 20 per cent.

She gave us a realistic appraisal of our chances.

his grimly realistic first novel about drug addicts

a realistic novel about ghetto life.See Synonyms at graphic

the realistic quality of the sound reproduction; a fine reproduction of an Adams mantel.

Our income has got smaller, so we must be realistic and give up our car.

The radio drama was so realistic that it panicked listeners who tuned in after it had begun.

The sensational love story then was put down under the principle of woodless of hero and heroine. Both of them live their own realistic life.

The Labor Party Government pushed forward the European equipollence to meet the realistic needs of state security of UK by promoting America to join the European defense.

A lion's head inside the Eight Diagrams and a statue of Matsu are realistic and unexaggerated but similarly totemic in function.

Real-world Examples

And these deepfakes can look and sound realistic.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Be realistic and aware of your goals.

Source: 100 Classic English Essays for Recitation

She seems more realistic about the introduction of robot carers.

Source: 6 Minute English

These are more realistic, but perishable.

Source: Friends Season 7

Being realistic is the most commonly travelled road to mediocrity.

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

And I've designed and created the most realistic, expandable extendable lightsaber.

Source: Listening Digest

She may even have a point. But it does not seem to me realistic.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 1

So your offer is a realistic one.

Source: Past years' college entrance examination listening comprehension (local papers)

Representational, which aims to be more realistic.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2022 Collection

What people see are increasingly realistic simulations of actually trying something on.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

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