realistically

adverb

as in certainly

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Recent Examples of realistically Every infrastructure organization has experienced people who know far more about how work actually gets done than any procedure or manual can realistically capture. — Balaji Sreenivasan, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Still others are pricing realistically from the start, which leaves less need for a markdown later. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026 Hart also weighs the strain on rural hospitals, the loss of ACA coverage and what the next governor can realistically change. — Hugo Rojo, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026 That means cities and counties must identify, through their housing elements, land where housing could realistically be built. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026 And Latif comes back to life, a surreal battlefield miracle that could seem out of place in a movie dominated by a realistically textured world. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026 Families can discuss who would realistically be available to help and what services exist locally before support becomes urgent. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 Talking through who would realistically be available to help and what local services exist is easier before support becomes urgently necessary. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026 To post their first winning season since 2020, that number must be realistically reversed. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realistically
  1. certainly
  2. undoubtedly
  3. absolutely
  4. positively
  5. unquestionably
Adverb
  • The song makes clear that while Jake Shane might not be this generation’s Truman Capote, Troye Sivan certainly isn’t either.
    — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
  • There’s certainly many of these systems that have been found in nature, but a good number of them have gone on to be developed into useful tools.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of certainly
Adverb
  • That celebration undoubtedly would last quite a bit longer than his trips around the bases.
    — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Overall, Fight To Unite was undoubtedly a success, both as a benefit show for Siempre Unidos (an organization providing support to families affected by ICE) and as the best option for a punk rock festival in Los Angeles this year.
    — Josh Chesler, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of undoubtedly
Adverb
  • The regular season as a whole will absolutely lose some juice.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • There’s a big data center that just came to my community not long ago and their community engagement was horrible, absolutely horrible.
    — Dustin DeSoto, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of absolutely
Adverb
  • Only 27% of Americans view both the State and Justice departments positively, and while Republicans’ approval of those departments has held relatively steady, it’s also below 50%.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • These books offer a closer relationship with the game, but it should be noted that odds, props, and information are not impacted positively or negatively based on their relationship.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of positively
Adverb
  • With its latest and unquestionably most ambitious project Wildwood, the streak could well continue.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Only 272 yards, at home, against a UCLA team that unquestionably has inferior talent?
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of unquestionably

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“Realistically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realistically. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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