realistic

realistic
adj.
1 showing acceptance of the facts of a situation
VERBS
be, seem
keep sth

Try to keep your ambitions realistic.

ADVERB
extremely, very
fairly, quite
enough

He was realistic enough to know this success could not last.

PREPOSITION
about

My friends were quite realistic about my problems.

in

You're not being very realistic in your expectations.

PHRASES
it is not realistic to expect, think, etc. sth

It's not realistic to expect people to pay more.

2 showing things as they really are
VERBS
appear, be, look, seem, sound

The special effects seem very realistic.

become
make sth

You could make the hands a little more realistic.

ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
highly, truly

beautifully drawn, highly realistic flowers

amazingly, incredibly
grimly

his grimly realistic first novel about drug addicts

Realistic is used with these nouns: ↑alternative, ↑appraisal, ↑assessment, ↑chance, ↑character, ↑context, ↑demand, ↑estimate, ↑expectation, ↑goal, ↑hope, ↑level, ↑look, ↑option, ↑picture, ↑plan, ↑portrayal, ↑projection, ↑prospect, ↑representation, ↑scenario, ↑simulation, ↑solution, ↑target, ↑timetable, ↑view

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