realistic

The word “realistic” has 4 syllables: re-al-is-tic

It's pronounced as /ˌriəˈlɪstɪk/

What is synonym and antonym for realistic?

In the thesaurus, “realistic” has 80 synonyms and 48 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for realistic along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for realistic

accurate
akin
alike
analogous
approximate
astute
authentic
bottom-line
businesslike
close
commonsense
commonsensical
comparable
compelling
convincing
cynical
disillusioned
distrustful
down-to-earth
earthy
expressive
faithful
graphic
graphical
gritty
grounded
hard
hard-boiled
hard-edged
hardheaded
idealless
levelheaded
lifelike
like
living
logical
matching
matter-of-fact
misanthropic
mistrustful
natural
naturalist
naturalistic
near
no-nonsense
original
pessimistic
philistine
photo-realistic
practical
pragmatic
pragmatical
prudent
rational
real
reasonable
representational
representative
resembling
sane
sensible
shrewd
similar
skeptical
sober
sobersided
sound
suspicious
three-dimensional
tough-minded
true
true to life
truthful
unfantastic
unidealistic
unromantic
unsentimental
utilitarian
verisimilar
vivid

Antonyms for realistic

blue-sky
cheerful
contrasted
contrasting
different
disparate
dissimilar
excited
fake
fanciful
fantastic
fantastical
half-baked
idealistic
illogical
imaginative
impractical
incomparable
inefficient
insane
insincere
irrational
mock
nonnatural
nonrealistic
off
optimistic
phoney
phony
romantic
rose-colored
sentimental
sham
theoretic
theoretical
trustful
trusting
unalike
unlike
unmatched
unnatural
unrealistic
unreasonable
unsound
unsuspicious
unwise
utopian
visionary

Meanings of realistic

adjective
1. Expressed or represented as being accurate, practicable, or not idealistic.
2. Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were.

Example Sentences

It's important to set realistic goals to stay motivated and avoid burnout.
The special effects in the movie were incredibly realistic.
She gave a realistic estimate of the time it would take to finish the project.
His expectations are not very realistic, considering the budget and timeline.
The teacher encouraged a more realistic approach to solving the problem.

On this page you'll find 128 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to realistic, such as: accurate, akin, alike, analogous, approximate, astute, authentic.

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