realistic
adj/ˌɹɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/ · /ˌɹiːjəˈlɪs.tɪk/
Etymology From realist + -ic.
1
Expressed or represented as being accurate, practicable, or not idealistic.
- A realistic appraisal of the situation.
- Scotland needed a victory by eight points to have a realistic chance of progressing to the knock-out stages, and for long periods of a ferocious contest looked as if they might pull it off.2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland”, in BBC Sport:
2
Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were.
- A realistic novel about the Victorian poor.
3
Possible or practical to achieve; based on what is real or practical.
- a realistic goal
- Synonyms
- realsome
- Antonyms
- unrealistic, utopian