Main entry: realistic
Definition: aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are
Usage: a realistic description; a realistic view of the possibilities; a realistic appraisal of our chances; the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans
Antonyms: unrealistic
Definition: not realistic
Antonyms: dead
Definition: people who are no longer living
Antonyms: unreal
Definition: lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
Antonyms: unreal
Definition: not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary
Antonyms: nominal
Definition: of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation
Antonyms: impractical
Definition: not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters
Main entry: naturalistic, realistic
Definition: representing what is real; not abstract or ideal
Usage: realistic portraiture; a realistic novel; in naturalistic colors; the school of naturalistic writers
Antonyms: nonrepresentational
Definition: of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature