realistic

realistic
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. lifelike, faithful, graphic. See similarity, conformity.Ant., unrealistic.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Practical]
Syn. pragmatic, sensible, sober, hardheaded; see practical .
2. [Naturalistic]
Syn. lifelike, true-to-life, faithful, vivid; see genuine 1 , graphic 1 , 2 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
1. practical down-to-earth, pragmatic, reasonable, *having both feet on the ground, unromantic, sober, sane.
2. representational lifelike, true-to-life, faithful, photographic, graphic, exact.
ANT.: 1. impractical, idealistic, unrealistic. 2. fake, rough
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Having or indicating an awareness of things as they really are: down-to-earth, hard, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, objective, practical, pragmatic, pragmatical, prosaic, sober, tough-minded, unromantic. See EXCITE, REAL. 2. Accurately representing what is depicted or described: lifelike, natural, naturalistic, true, true-life, truthful. See REAL. 3, Described verbally in sharp and accurate detail: graphic, lifelike, photographic, pictorial, picturesque, vivid. See SPECIFIC, WORDS.

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