realistic
Expressed or represented as being accurate, practicable, or not idealistic.
Adjective 3 meanings
Expressed or represented as being accurate, practicable, or not idealistic.
“A realistic appraisal of the situation.”
Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were.
“A realistic novel about the Victorian poor.”
Possible or practical to achieve; based on what is real or practical.
“a realistic goal”
Etymology
From realist + -ic.
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REALISTIC at a glance
REALISTIC has 9 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + A 1 + L 1 + I 1 + S 1 + T 1 + I 1 + C 3) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,444 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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