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	realistic (real\|is¦tic) Pronunciation: /rɪəˈlɪstɪk/ adjective 1having or showing a sensible and practical idea of what can be achieved or expected: I thought we had a realistic chance of winning 2representing things in a way that is accurate and true to life: a realistic human drama Derivatives realistically adverb [sentence adverb]: realistically, there was little prospect of any improvement		Search results in the dictionary hyperrealistic in hyperreal photorealistic in photorealism More results » Nearby Words real presence real property real tennis real time real wages realgar realia realign realism realistic reality reality check reality principle reality testing reality TV realizable realization realize reallocate