realistic
Grounded in fact
Realistic describes what accords with how things actually are rather than how we might wish or imagine them to be.
A realistic plan is achievable given actual constraints.
A realistic person sees situations clearly, without illusion.
In art, realistic portrayal represents subjects as they appear in life, without idealization or abstraction: a realistic painting of a farmhouse.
The word can carry slight criticism—being realistic sometimes means abandoning hope.
Truly what it claims
- believableAble to convince
- credibleWorthy of acceptance
- convincingAble to persuade
- lifelikeResembling the real thing
truthful · accurate · faithful · naturalistic · unfeigned · sincere · honest · verisimilar
Suited for real use
- sensibleShowing good judgment
- down-to-earthPractical and without pretension
- no-nonsenseSerious and efficient
- levelheadedCalm and judicious
rational · matter-of-fact · hardheaded · clear-eyed · sober · grounded · commonsensical · pragmatic
Representing through imagery
- lifelikeResembling the real thing
- naturalisticImitating actual appearance
- illustrativeServing to explain
- pictorialRelating to pictures
mimetic · imitative · photorealistic · trompe-l'oeil · academic · objective · rendered · detailed
Able to be accomplished
- attainableAble to be reached
- viableCapable of succeeding
- possibleAble to occur
- doableAble to be accomplished
manageable · workable · practicable · plausible · reasonable · sensible · likely · conceivable
In original state
- unvarnishedWithout embellishment or coating
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- bleakDreary and without cheer
- unflinchingRefusing to show fear
hard-boiled · noir · edgy · dark · stark · cynical · unsentimental · unglamorous
genuine
Truly what it claims
- believableAble to convince
- credibleWorthy of acceptance
- convincingAble to persuade
lifelike · truthful · accurate · faithful · naturalistic · unfeigned · sincere · honest · verisimilar · factual
practical
Suited for real use
- sensibleShowing good judgment
- down-to-earthPractical and without pretension
- no-nonsenseSerious and efficient
levelheaded · rational · matter-of-fact · hardheaded · clear-eyed · sober · grounded · commonsensical · pragmatic · shrewd
figurative
Representing through imagery
- lifelikeResembling the real thing
- naturalisticImitating actual appearance
- illustrativeServing to explain
pictorial · mimetic · imitative · photorealistic · trompe-l'oeil · academic · objective · rendered · detailed · precise
achievable
Able to be accomplished
- attainableAble to be reached
- viableCapable of succeeding
- possibleAble to occur
doable · manageable · workable · practicable · plausible · reasonable · sensible · likely · conceivable · obtainable
raw
In original state
- unvarnishedWithout embellishment or coating
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- bleakDreary and without cheer
unflinching · hard-boiled · noir · edgy · dark · stark · cynical · unsentimental · unglamorous · brutal
- practicalitypragmatism, sensible, down-to-earth, levelheaded, common sense
- non-magicalmundane, ordinary, natural, physical, earthly
- practicalpractical, pragmatic, sensible, reasonable, down-to-earth
- scenariosbest-case, worst-case, hypothetical, what-if, best case
- Renaissance artMichelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Botticelli, Titian
- depiction stylesstylized, abstract, representational, figurative, impressionistic
realisticunrealistic
Lacking basis in reality
impractical · impracticable · unfeasible · utopian · idealistic
realisticfantastical
Extravagantly unreal or imaginary
fantastic · stylized · abstract · surreal · nonrealistic
realisticidealistic
Pursuing unrealistic standards
romantic · optimistic · utopian · visionary · dreamy
- realistic fictionInvented yet plausible storytelling
- realistic artArt resembling observable world
- realistic portrayalAccurate, believable representation
- realistic depictionTruthful visual representation
- realistic detailAccurate, believable specifics
- realist artArt depicting subjects faithfully