"realistic" | Definition and Related Words

Adjective

Aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are (synset 301946601)
"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"
also:
- possible - capable of happening or existing
- practical - concerned with actual use or practice
- existent, real - being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
similar to:
- down-to-earth, earthy - sensible and practical
- hard-nosed, hardheaded, practical, pragmatic - guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
- graphic, lifelike, pictorial, vivid - evoking lifelike images within the mind
- living - true to life; lifelike
- true to life, true-to-life - representing things or actions or conditions as they actually are
- real, veridical - coinciding with reality
- practical, virtual - being actually such in almost every respect
Representing what is real;
Not abstract or ideal (synset 301987050)
"realistic portraiture"; "a realistic novel"; "in naturalistic colors"; "the school of naturalistic writers"

similar to: representational - (used especially of art) depicting objects, figures,or scenes as seen

same as: naturalistic
Of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism (synset 302798114)
"a realistic system of thought"