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 real realism realist reality realize verisimilar

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Phrases (2)

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Etymology

From realist + -ic.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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# 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

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