get real
Face the facts
Get real is a command to stop being naive, delusional, or unrealistic—to face facts as they are.
It dismisses wishful thinking or self-deception: You think she's going to apologize? Get real.
The phrase can be gentle or cutting depending on tone, but always insists someone abandon fantasy for plain truth.
Dismissive disbelief expression
- yeah rightSarcastic dismissal of claims
- seriouslyWith sincere intent
- pleasePolite appeal word
- spare mePlea to stop talking
give me a break · cut it out · stop it · enough · whatever · as if · sure thing · nice try
Become conscious again
- face factsAccept uncomfortable truths
- snap out of itRecover from a daze
- open your eyesBegin to perceive
- come down to earthBecome practical after fantasizing
sober up · wise up · see clearly · clear-eyed · lucid · reckoning · moment of truth · eye-opener
Focused on workable solutions
- realisticTrue to life
- sensibleShowing good judgment
- rationalGoverned by logic
- reasonableShowing sound judgment
grounded · level-headed · practical · commonsense · feasible · workable · achievable · doable
Truly what it claims
- sincereGenuinely felt, not feigned
- honestFree from deception
- truthfulAccurate and sincere
- straightforwardClear and uncomplicated
unpretentious · down-to-earth · no-nonsense · candid · frank · unfiltered · raw · unvarnished
come off it
Dismissive disbelief expression
- yeah rightSarcastic dismissal of claims
- seriouslyWith sincere intent
- pleasePolite appeal word
give me a break · spare me · cut it out · stop it · enough · whatever · as if · sure thing · nice try · oh please
wake up
Become conscious again
- face factsAccept uncomfortable truths
- snap out of itRecover from a daze
- open your eyesBegin to perceive
come down to earth · sober up · wise up · see clearly · clear-eyed · lucid · reckoning · moment of truth · eye-opener · epiphany
pragmatic
Focused on workable solutions
reasonable · grounded · level-headed · practical · commonsense · feasible · workable · achievable · doable · attainable
genuine
Truly what it claims
straightforward · unpretentious · down-to-earth · no-nonsense · candid · frank · unfiltered · raw · unvarnished · straight up
- sarcastic phraseswhatever, who cares, yeah right, so what, why bother
- disbeliefdisbelief, no way, incredulity, unbelievable, yeah right
- Open upconfess, reveal, share, disclose, admit
- skepticismdoubt, skeptic, doubts, debunker, doubtful
- exclamationsoh, yes, no, wow, hey
- slangslang, jargon, lingo, argot, cant
get realyou can do it
follow your dreams · believe in yourself · go for it · reach for the stars · shoot for the moon
real, get, realize, really, reality, unreal, getting, gets, realization