as in abstract
using elements of form (as color, line, or texture) with little or no attempt at creating a realistic picture a nonrealistic rendering of the chaos and destruction wreaked by war

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Recent Examples of nonrealistic In keeping with Welles, Coen adopts a nonrealistic approach to the setting. Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2022
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abstract
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  • Not abstract, delayed or generalized data, but precise, real-time and location-specific insights delivered from the world’s most remote forests, deepest watersheds and most polluted urban corridors.
    Michael De Nil, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • As anyone who’s ever had a two-year-old could tell you, kids that age don’t quite see things in such abstract terms.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Nonrealistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonrealistic. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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