Synonyms: 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
Similar words: down-to-earth, earthy
Definition: sensible and practical
Usage: has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem; her earthy common sense
Similar words: practical, pragmatic, hard-nosed, hardheaded
Definition: guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
Usage: a hardheaded appraisal of our position; a hard-nosed labor leader; completely practical in his approach to business; not ideology but pragmatic politics
Similar words: graphic, vivid, pictorial, lifelike
Definition: evoking lifelike images within the mind
Usage: pictorial poetry and prose; graphic accounts of battle; a lifelike portrait; a vivid description
Similar words: living
Definition: true to life; lifelike
Usage: the living image of her mother
Similar words: true to life, true-to-life
Definition: representing things or actions or conditions as they actually are
Usage: the novel about ghetto life was true to life; true-to-life duck decoys
Similar words: real, veridical
Definition: coinciding with reality
Usage: perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception- F.A.Olafson
Similar words: virtual, practical
Definition: being actually such in almost every respect
Usage: a practical failure; the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: representational
Definition: (used especially of art) depicting objects, figures,or scenes as seen
Usage: representational art; representational images