If you say that someone is being unrealistic, you mean that they do not recognize the truth about a situation, especially about the difficulties involved in something they want to achieve. There are many who feel that the players are being completely unrealistic in their demands It would be unrealistic to expect such a process ever to be completed. their unrealistic expectations of parenthood. realistic + unrealistically un·re·al·is·ti·cal·ly Tom spoke unrealistically of getting a full-time job that paid an enormous sum. unrealistically high standards of expectation. realistically. unrealistic ideas or hopes are not reasonable or sensible it is unrealistic to do sth