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REALISTIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are
Example:
the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans
Classified under:
Similar:
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)
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)
Antonym:
unrealistic (not realistic)
Derivation:
realist (a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Representing what is real; not abstract or ideal
Example:
the school of naturalistic writers
Synonyms:
naturalistic; realistic
Classified under:
Similar:
representational ((used especially of art) depicting objects, figures,or scenes as seen)
Derivation:
realist (a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism
Example:
a realistic system of thought
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
realism ((philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived)
Derivation:
realist (a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them)
Context examples:
You have had to be patient and realistic in your approach to this endeavor, for Saturn and Pluto in Capricorn has made this an imperative.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Nevertheless, Saturn will keep you realistic about how much you can handle in this deal—and how much you can repay—and your practicality will lead you to success.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Saturn will demand you be realistic and focus strongly on the tasks at hand, forsaking other activities for the lion’s share of the month.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Pitch a new client, for on this day you will be persuasive and come across as reliable, strong, and realistic.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
With so many planets in Capricorn, you will learn to see the obstacle in practical, realistic terms and, with the therapist’s help, score a breakthrough in December or January. (January will continue the theme started this month.)
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
