Synonyms of realistic

realistic

adjective

1

as in pragmatic

willing to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly

high schoolers who need to be more realistic in their career choices, as so few people end up as rock stars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pragmatic
• practical
• pragmatical
• sensible
• rational
• reasonable
• logical
• cynical
• hardheaded
• earthy
• down-to-earth
• matter-of-fact
• sound
• grounded
• sane
• sober
• commonsensical
• utilitarian
• pessimistic
• unsentimental
• unromantic
• skeptical
• levelheaded
• hard
• disillusioned
• sobersided
• no-nonsense
• tough-minded
• hard-edged
• suspicious
• philistine
• idealless
• misanthropic
• bottom-line
• distrustful
• mistrustful
• hard-boiled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unrealistic
• idealistic
• impractical
• imaginative
• utopian
• fanciful
• fantastical
• romantic
• optimistic
• visionary
• fantastic
• sentimental
• cheerful
• theoretical
• unreasonable
• blue-sky
• irrational
• trustful
• illogical
• insane
• trusting
• theoretic
• unsuspicious
• rose-colored
• half-baked

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• unrealistic
• idealistic
• impractical
• imaginative
• utopian
• fanciful
• fantastical
• romantic
• optimistic
• visionary
• fantastic
• sentimental
• cheerful
• theoretical
• unreasonable
• blue-sky
• irrational
• trustful
• illogical
• insane
• trusting
• theoretic
• unsuspicious
• rose-colored
• half-baked

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2

as in naturalistic

closely resembling the object imitated

those special effects look really realistic—I'd never guess they were all computer-generated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• naturalistic
• living
• lifelike
• natural
• vivid
• photo-realistic
• compelling
• graphic
• like
• three-dimensional
• comparable
• accurate
• similar
• true
• convincing
• naturalist
• graphical
• near
• matching
• resembling
• alike
• approximate
• expressive
• analogous
• faithful
• verisimilar
• close
• gritty
• akin

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unrealistic
• unnatural
• unlike
• dissimilar
• nonrealistic
• different
• off
• incomparable
• nonnatural
• unmatched
• disparate
• contrasting
• fake
• mock
• phony
• unalike
• sham
• contrasted
• phoney

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• unrealistic
• unnatural
• unlike
• dissimilar
• nonrealistic
• different
• off
• incomparable
• nonnatural
• unmatched
• disparate
• contrasting
• fake
• mock
• phony
• unalike
• sham
• contrasted
• phoney

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