realistically

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as in certainly

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Recent Examples of realistically The result is a widening gap between what can be discovered and what can realistically be fixed. — Aaron Mitchell, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 But realistically, your two best options are tile or luxury vinyl tile (LVT). — Jason Rueger, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 For this purpose, some devices use an electrical circuit’s pulse fluctuations, a quantity that is difficult to predict realistically. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2026 Sadly but realistically, from a business viewpoint, Orlando would be challenged to be one of the best two options for MLB right now. — Rich Bradley, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026 And Davis realistically has no business even being mentioned within this group. — Larry Holder, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 That sky-high number is now more realistically envisioned at around $35 million for the first year. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026 Gathering a team of such talent in such a short time was, realistically speaking, extremely difficult. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 20 Aug. 2026 Every SaaS provider is building its own agent, but retailers can’t realistically deploy dozens of competing assistants across a single customer journey. — Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realistically
  1. certainly
  2. undoubtedly
  3. absolutely
  4. positively
  5. unquestionably
Adverb
  • Five to six years ago, certainly, people were not thinking about agentic AI systems that can plan and complete multi-step tasks with little to no human intervention.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Olsen certainly hurt those around him, too, growing up, especially as his addiction spiraled and his platonic, romantic and familial relationships fell apart.
    — David Oliver, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of certainly
Adverb
  • The glasses will continue to proliferate, undoubtedly, but establishments like Basement are holding the line.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026
  • First and foremost, undoubtedly our defence looks several degrees better with the addition of Trafford and Tariq.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of undoubtedly
Adverb
  • How did Bi work for Bryan for any length of time without absolutely losing his mind?
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Consequently, Parton’s catalog experienced an absolutely gigantic surge on Tuesday following the news of her passing.
    — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of absolutely
Adverb
  • The poll showed that 62% of Republicans had a favorable view of McCormick, while 19% of Democrats viewed him positively.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Analyst Kevin Cassidy at Rosenblatt told CNBC on Monday that markets would respond positively to a third-quarter revenue forecast around $105 billion.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of positively
Adverb
  • Medina is unquestionably a fantastic addition to the squad and a player fans should be excited about.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • That is not because the technology lacks capability; AI is unquestionably powerful, and frontier models continue to improve at an impressive pace.
    — Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of unquestionably

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“Realistically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realistically. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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