Let's be realistic (about this) - I just can't afford to pay that much money. It isn't realistic to expect people to work for so little money.

REALISTIC definition: interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical. See examples of realistic used in a sentence.

1. Tending to or expressing an awareness of things as they really are: She gave us a realistic appraisal of our chances. 2. Of or relating to the representation of objects, actions, or social conditions as they actually are: a realistic novel about coal mining. See Synonyms at vivid.

What you mean is, "In the real world, that is not going to happen." While you might really want to go to an Ivy League college, it's probably more realistic to apply to state schools if your grades aren't that good. A movie can be called realistic if it seems to represent life as it is.

Definition of realistic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you are realistic about a situation, you recognize and accept its true nature and try to deal with it in a practical way.

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