realistic B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌɹɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #7337 Meanings 1 adj Sensible and practical about what can actually be done or expected. We need to set realistic goals for the project. 2 adj Looking or seeming very much like the real thing. The painting was so realistic it looked like a photograph. 3 adj Showing life or events truthfully, as they really are. It is a realistic novel about the lives of the Victorian poor. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · looking or seeming very... naturalistic More realsome ↔ Opposites unrealisticutopian Word family Derived forms antirealisticbiorealisticextrarealistichyperrealisticmacrorealisticneorealisticnonrealisticoverrealisticphotorealisticpseudorealisticrealisticallyrealisticity Related forms realrealismrealistrealityrealizeverisimilar Common collocations realistic portraiture Adjective + noun realistic portrayal Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From realist + -ic. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # realistic **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌɹɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 7337 ## Meanings 1. Sensible and practical about what can actually be done or expected. 2. Looking or seeming very much like the real thing. 3. Showing life or events truthfully, as they really are. ## Examples - We need to set realistic goals for the project. - The painting was so realistic it looked like a photograph. - It is a realistic novel about the lives of the Victorian poor. ## Synonyms - realsome ## Antonyms - unrealistic - utopian ## Derived Forms - antirealistic - biorealistic - extrarealistic - hyperrealistic - macrorealistic - neorealistic - nonrealistic - overrealistic - photorealistic - pseudorealistic - realistically - realisticity ## Related Forms - real - realism - realist - reality - realize - verisimilar ## Etymology From realist + -ic. ## AI Etymology Realistic comes from realist + -ic. Modern senses include sensible and practical about what can actually be done or expected. and looking or seeming very much like the real thing.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antirealistic, biorealistic, extrarealistic, hyperrealistic, macrorealistic, and neorealistic and related forms such as real, realism, realist, and reality. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown