realistic

4 definitions • 5 examples

accepting things as they are in fact and not making decisions based on unlikely hopes for the future:

Let's be realistic (about this) - I just can't afford to pay that much money.

It isn't realistic to expect people to work for so little money.

seeming to exist or be happening in fact:

The special effects were so realistic.

having or showing a practical awareness of things as they are:

She is realistic about her chances of winning.

Realistic also means appearing to be existing or happening in fact:

The scene in the movie where the dinosaur hatches from the egg is incredibly realistic.