English English Dictionary

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realistic in English:

1. realism


What terrible tragedies realism inflicts on people.
He stood agape for a moment in front of the painting, surprised at its realism.

2. feasible


His plan seemed to be too difficult, but before long it proved to be feasible.
The plans for the new motorway are just not feasible. It would be too expensive and would take too much time.
feasible solution
looking for a feasible way to create new jobs
It's not feasible to travel without a passport.
NASA says it has sufficient information to say that a human visit to the red planet is feasible.
The accepted plan seems to be feasible.
your proposed solution can be feasible
it is not feasible to put most finds from excavations on public display
It's infeasible.
A pledge is then feasible only if it is practical to separate the goods in question from the rest.
The results of these tests showed that the facade design would indeed be feasible and functional.
Would it be feasible to change the time of our lesson?
This plan is feasible. We can reach a target.
It may be feasible to clone human beings, but is it ethical?/ A feasible plan

English word "realistic"(feasible) occurs in sets:

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3. unrealistic


She had rather unrealistic expectations of marriage.
He is unrealistic.
Life on a desert island. Most of us have formed an unrealistic picture of life on a desert island. We sometimes imagine a desert island to be a sort of paradise where the sun always shines. Life there is simple and good.
She has a totally unrealistic view of life. [+ to do sth] It's unrealistic to expect their decision before Tuesday.
Parents look to the new generation as a generation that is far from reality and busy running after unrealistic dreams.
The feelings of "love at first sight" and "faithful unto death" are unrealistic; this sort of unrealistic and illusory feeling is not what we need.

English word "realistic"(unrealistic) occurs in sets:

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4. realistic


It's a more realistic plan.
This portrait doesn't look realistic.
Is your goal realistic?
Be realistic - we won't do it by midnight.
They need to make a realistic assessment of the risks involved.
I hope my boss will agree to my realistic plan.
A long discussion boiled down to a realistic conclusion.
He's realistic and doesn't believe in the possibility of miracles.

5. when you are representing things in a way that is accurate and true to life



6. having or showing a practical awareness of things as they are



7. judging and dealing with situations in a practical way according to what is actually possible rather than what you would like to happen