Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were
[adj] representing (drawing, painting, or sculpting) an object the way it looks in nature
representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; "realistic portraiture"; "a realistic novel"; "in naturalistic colors"; "the school of naturalistic writers"
Artwork that tend toward objective representation and everyday subjects, especially as opposed to idealistic or abstract
You say that a painting, story, or film is realistic when the people and things in it are like people and things in real life. extraordinarily realistic paintings of Indians + realistically re·al·is·ti·cal·ly The film starts off realistically and then develops into a ridiculous fantasy
If you are realistic about a situation, you recognize and accept its true nature and try to deal with it in a practical way. Police have to be realistic about violent crime It's only realistic to acknowledge that something, some time, will go wrong. + realistically re·al·is·ti·cal·ly As an adult, you can assess the situation realistically
Something such as a goal or target that is realistic is one which you can sensibly expect to achieve. Establish deadlines that are more realistic. = sensible
This adjective describes things that are represented according to their actual appearance without being idealized
aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; "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"
{s} based on reality; practical, pragmatic; pertaining to realism in philosophy or the arts
(referring to a game system) = How close to reality the result of the game mechanic are Put another way, the more a player can think about the outcome in terms of how it would really happen rather than thinking about the peculiarities of the game mechanic, the better