unrealistic
adjective
un·re·al·is·tic
ˌən-ˌrē-ə-ˈli-stik 
: not realistic : inappropriate to reality or fact
Examples of unrealistic in a Sentence
It's unrealistic to expect so much.
The dialogue in the movie was unrealistic.
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As beauty director at Dazed, my work aims to challenge the pressures young people feel to conform to oppressive, unrealistic standards, and champion beauty as a joyful tool for self-expression.
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
As unrealistic a prospect as this may be, in the context of today’s times there’s something almost radical about what the film’s ending suggests.
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So for any woman reading this who has been told—directly or indirectly—that wanting her desire back was unrealistic, selfish or simply not worth addressing, this approval says otherwise.
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Now, reaching that level of unparalleled, dominant greatness will become semi-unrealistic.
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
As unrealistic a prospect as this may be, in the context of today’s times there’s something almost radical about what the film’s ending suggests.
—Literary Hub, 22 Dec. 2025
So for any woman reading this who has been told—directly or indirectly—that wanting her desire back was unrealistic, selfish or simply not worth addressing, this approval says otherwise.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 18 Dec. 2025
Now, reaching that level of unparalleled, dominant greatness will become semi-unrealistic.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Unrealistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrealistic. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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