realisticadjective
uk/ˌrɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/us/ˌriː.əˈlɪs.tɪk/B2 accepting things as they are in fact and not making decisions based on unlikely hopes for the future:
Let's be realistic (about this) - I just can't afford to pay that much money.
It isn't realistic to expect people to work for so little money.
See also
Realpolitik
B2 seeming to exist or be happening in fact:
The special effects were so realistic.
More examples
- Manufacturers and shops circumnavigate gun laws by providing realistic models which are unable to discharge missiles.
- The prediction of 4 million unemployed now looks horrifyingly realistic.
- Her plans are not realistic - they'll never be more than a pipe dream.
- You should try to restrain your ambitions and be more realistic.
- A good artist can produce a very realistic effect using only light and shade.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Wise and sensible
- an old/a wise head on young shoulders idiom
- be a victory for common sense idiom
- canny
- discerning
- discriminating
- far-sighted
- gnomic
- legitimacy
- neatly
- no flies on sb idiom
- no-nonsense
- out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings) idiom
- perspective
- right-minded
- sagacious
- sage
- savoir-faire
- sensible
- wise
- wisely
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True, real, false, and unreal