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adj. Tending to or expressing an awareness of things as they really are: She gave us a realistic appraisal of our chances.

adj. Of or relating to the representation of objects, actions, or social conditions as they actually are: a realistic novel about ghetto life. See Synonyms at graphic.

adj. expressed or represented as being accurate.

adj. Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were.

adj. Of or pertaining to the realists; in the manner of the realists; characterized by realism rather than by imagination.

Of or pertaining to the realists in philosophy; characteristic of speculative realism.

Exhibiting or characterized by realism in description or representation; objectively real or literal; lifelike, usually in a bad or depreciatory sense: as, a realistic novel or painting; a realistic account of a murder.

adj. representing what is real; not abstract or ideal

adj. of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism

adj. aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are

"They have a much more, what they call realistic -- lower expectations, as far as the assumptions are concerned."

representational    virtual    hardheaded    graphic    hard-nosed    earthy    vivid    living    pragmatic    real   

unrealistic    utopian   

descendental    realistic dualism   

realize    real    realist    reality    realism   

realisticity    realisticness   

naturalistic    descendental    unideal    picturesque    positive    graphic    graphical   

Hellenistic    Mechanistic    altruistic    anachronistic    antagonistic    antiballistic    artistic    atheistic    autistic    ballistic   

accurate    practical    dramatic    vivid    convince    truthful    humorous    amuse