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   realistic

   /ˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing a sensible and practical idea of what can be achieved or expected: "I thought we had a realistic chance of winning" Similar practicalpragmaticmatter-of-factdown-to-earthsensiblecommonsensicalrationallogicalreasonablelevel-headedclear-sightedhard-headedbusinesslikesoberunromanticunsentimentalunidealistictough-mindedrobusthard-boiledunemotionalinformal:with both/one's feet on the groundhard-nosedno-nonsenseachievableattainablefeasiblepracticablewithin the bounds of possibilityviablereasonablesensiblelogicalworkableinformal:doableOpposite unrealisticidealisticimpracticable
   • 2. representing things in a way that is accurate and true to life: "a realistic human drama" Similar true to lifelifeliketruetruthfulfaithfulreal-lifeclosenaturalisticauthenticgenuinerepresentationalgraphicconvincingvéritéinformal:kitchen-sinkwarts and allrare:verisimilarveristicspeakingOpposite imaginativefictional

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