realistic

Pronunciation: /ˌɹɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are
  2. adjective representing what is real; not abstract or ideal
  3. adjective of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism

Etymology

From realist + -ic.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Similar
hardheaded, living, virtual, true-to-life
Opposite (antonyms)
unrealistic

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