realistic

Definition

  • adjective: able to see things as they really are and to deal with them in a practical way
see also: realism

Examples

  • We can't 'realistically' expect the war to end soon. = 'Realistically', we can't expect the war to end soon.

  • The battle scene in the movie was very 'realistic'. [=it seemed very much like a real battle]

  • We have to be 'realistic' and accept the fact that these problems cannot be solved easily.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) that's gotta be a good sign, right? - Sure, I'll take that. Right, Walt? - Right. Couldn't that mean that the chemo is working? Well, realistically, it may just mean that we've got the antiemetics tuned right. Truth is, until Walt's finished this round of chemo... ...and we look at a new PET scan, (..)
    2008 TvShow: Breaking Bad Title: A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal Season: 1 Episode 7
  • (..) -ball stick shift now. Very cool. I know it was an automatic before. It's kind of a hybrid now. For gears one and two, you have to shift, but, realistically, how often do you use those gears? We installed a nitrous button. It's not connected to anything, but it's there. This is a disaster, Klaus. (..)
    2019 TvShow: American Dad! Title: Pride Before the Fail Season: 14 Episode 16
  • (..) And then, uh... then we find out if it repeats in the relatives. And if it does, - then that is our link. - Fourth? Fourth and, realistically, maybe the most difficult. We then need to figure out why a mutation in a single gene... could lead to breast cancer in so many women. (..)
    2013 Decoding Annie Parker