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.
Recent Examples on the Web
After facing years of criticisms for its dolls that reinforced traditional beauty standards with their unrealistic proportions, Mattel began producing a more inclusive line of Barbies in 2016 that featured different body types as sales of the iconic toy began to flag.
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Issy Ronald, CNN, 23 July 2024
Characters who, like the one the late Bill Paxton portrayed in the original Twister, possess a keen intuition for storm development seem unrealistic.
—Max Springer, Scientific American, 17 July 2024
Although the world's automakers are in the midst of a great electrification, some of the more ambitious timelines for ditching the internal combustion engine are now looking quite unrealistic.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 16 July 2024
Quaid as the repulsive TV exec Harvey declares at one point in the trailer, mirroring the unrealistic real-life demands on aging women in Hollywood, where extreme measures like plastic surgery are used as last-ditch efforts to remain in work.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2024
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Issy Ronald, CNN, 23 July 2024
Characters who, like the one the late Bill Paxton portrayed in the original Twister, possess a keen intuition for storm development seem unrealistic.
—Max Springer, Scientific American, 17 July 2024
Although the world's automakers are in the midst of a great electrification, some of the more ambitious timelines for ditching the internal combustion engine are now looking quite unrealistic.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 16 July 2024
Quaid as the repulsive TV exec Harvey declares at one point in the trailer, mirroring the unrealistic real-life demands on aging women in Hollywood, where extreme measures like plastic surgery are used as last-ditch efforts to remain in work.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2024
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“Unrealistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrealistic. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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