unrealistic
adjective
un·re·al·is·tic
ˌən-ˌrē-ə-ˈli-stik 
: not realistic : inappropriate to reality or fact
Examples of unrealistic in a Sentence
It's unrealistic to expect so much.
The dialogue in the movie was unrealistic.
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But the Biden administration officials said this expectation was unrealistic: Mr. Gertler is already earning royalty payments and would not be willing to simply walk away from his investments.
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Eric Lipton, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Now, Barry Bannister, chief equity strategist at the brokerage firm and investment bank Stifel, fears Fed officials’ goal of returning that gauge to 2% is unrealistic, unless their long-forecast interest rate cuts are pushed back substantially.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 13 May 2024
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Eric Lipton, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Now, Barry Bannister, chief equity strategist at the brokerage firm and investment bank Stifel, fears Fed officials’ goal of returning that gauge to 2% is unrealistic, unless their long-forecast interest rate cuts are pushed back substantially.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 13 May 2024
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“Unrealistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrealistic. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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