PHOTO-REALISTIC Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

photo-realistic

adjective

as in realistic

closely resembling the object imitated photo-realistic portraits of birds that caused some gallerygoers to forget that they were looking at paintings

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Recent Examples of photo-realistic When Tez’s narration fails to fully visualize an incident or an idea, the documentary relies on animation from Office of Development and Design, imagery that alternates between borderline photo-realistic and hallucinatory, depending on the need. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, photo-realistic images are equally deceptive. — Tamilla Triantoro, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2025

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Adjective

The center will test uncrewed platforms under realistic operational conditions and threats, including degraded or denied communication environments.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
But having realistic expectations—and knowing things will not go according to plan—is half the battle.

— Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of realistic

Adjective

Communal living can look like co-living – where people choose to live with others in one house or building – or co-housing – which is a community built around a group of houses.

— Brittany Luse, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
For now, Rooral only operates in Benarraba, but similar programs are starting to pop up across Spain—like Anceu, which offers a rural co-living program in Galicia.

— Liz Provencher, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of living

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The two performances at the center are broad yet naturalistic, and nobody can dispute that Harrelson and McConaughey are convincingly able to play themselves.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
The later tonal shifts from one mood to the other detract from the film’s more naturalistic vibe, and the first half is much more satisfying.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of naturalistic

Adjective

She's talked publicly about how the New Zealand coastal aesthetic and the California one felt like natural relatives.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
When a sensor detected movement in a rat’s front paw, another device was automatically activated to stimulate a hind-leg muscle, producing a contraction that mimicked part of the animal’s natural walking motion.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

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