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realistic |
Overview of adj realistic The adj realistic has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (10) realistic -- (aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances"; "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans") 2. (1) naturalistic, realistic -- (representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; "realistic portraiture"; "a realistic novel"; "in naturalistic colors"; "the school of naturalistic writers") 3. realistic -- (of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism; "a realistic system of thought") Antonyms of adj realistic 2 of 3 senses of realistic Sense 1 realistic (vs. unrealistic) unrealistic (vs. realistic) => chimerical => delusive, false => fantastic => kafkaesque => phantasmagoric, phantasmagorical, surreal, surrealistic => unreasonable Sense 2 naturalistic, realistic INDIRECT (VIA representational) -> nonrepresentational Similarity of adj realistic 3 senses of realistic Sense 1 realistic (vs. unrealistic) => down-to-earth, earthy => graphic, lifelike, pictorial, vivid => hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic => living => real => true-to-life(postnominal), true to life(prenominal) => virtual(postnominal), practical(postnominal) => veridical, real Also See-> possible#1; practical#1; real#1, existent#2 Sense 2 naturalistic, realistic => representational (vs. nonrepresentational) Sense 3 realistic Pertains to noun realism (Sense 3) =>realism, naive realism => philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory Attributes of adj realistic Familiarity of adj realistic realistic used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj realistic realistic surrealistic unrealistic Overview of adj realistic The adj realistic has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (10) realistic -- (aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances"; "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans") 2. (1) naturalistic, realistic -- (representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; "realistic portraiture"; "a realistic novel"; "in naturalistic colors"; "the school of naturalistic writers") 3. realistic -- (of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism; "a realistic system of thought")
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