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- pronunciation:
- ri
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tihk
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
tending to see things as they really are; practical.
She needs to be realistic about how much money she can spend buying a car.- synonyms:
- faithful, practical, truthful
- similar words:
- authentic, exact, genuine, honest, lifelike, living, objective, rational, real, reasonable, sensible, true, valid
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| definition 2: |
showing people and things as they really are.
She painted a realistic portrait of her mother.- similar words:
- graphic, practical
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| related words: |
real, sane, sensible, valid, vivid |
| derivation: |
realistically (adv.) |
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