realistic
English Thesaurus
1. aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are (adj.all)
| similar | : | living, |
| definition | : | true to life; lifelike (adj.all) |
| similar | : | true to life, true-to-life, |
| definition | : | representing things or actions or conditions as they actually are (adj.all) |
| similar | : | real, veridical, |
| definition | : | coinciding with reality (adj.all) |
| similar | : | practical, virtual, |
| definition | : | being actually such in almost every respect (adj.all) |
| also | : | possible, |
| definition | : | capable of happening or existing (adj.all) |
| also | : | practical, |
| definition | : | concerned with actual use or practice (adj.all) |
| also | : | existent, real, |
| definition | : | being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory (adj.all) |
2. representing what is real; not abstract or ideal (adj.all)
| similar | : | representational, |
| definition | : | (used especially of art) depicting objects, figures,or scenes as seen (adj.all) |
3. aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are (adj.all)
| antonym | : | unrealistic, |
| definition | : | not realistic (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | realist, |
| definition | : | a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly (noun.person) |
4. representing what is real; not abstract or ideal (adj.all)
| derivation | : | naturalism, realism, |
| definition | : | an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | realist, |
| definition | : | a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style (noun.person) |
5. of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | naive realism, realism, |
| definition | : | (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | realist, |
| definition | : | a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them (noun.person) |
6. aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are (adj.all)
| antonym | : | unrealistic, |
| definition | : | not realistic (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | realist, |
| definition | : | a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly (noun.person) |
7. representing what is real; not abstract or ideal (adj.all)
| derivation | : | naturalism, realism, |
| definition | : | an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | realist, |
| definition | : | a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style (noun.person) |
8. of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | naive realism, realism, |
| definition | : | (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | realist, |
| definition | : | a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them (noun.person) |
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