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nonrealistic

re·al·is·tic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ree-uh-lis-tik]
    • /ˌri əˈlɪs tɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ree-uh-lis-tik]
    • /ˌri əˈlɪs tɪk/

Definitions of nonrealistic word

  • adjective nonrealistic interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner. 1
  • adjective nonrealistic pertaining to, characterized by, or given to the representation in literature or art of things as they really are: a realistic novel. 1
  • adjective nonrealistic resembling or simulating real life: a duck hunter skilled at making realistic decoys. 1
  • adjective nonrealistic Philosophy. of or relating to realists or realism. 1
  • noun nonrealistic Deliberately unrealistic. 1
  • adjective nonrealistic not realistic; unrealistic 0
See all 6 definitions of nonrealistic

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Origin of nonrealistic

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; realist + -ic

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Parts of speech for Nonrealistic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Nonrealistic

nonrealistic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for nonrealistic

adjective nonrealistic

  • unrealistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
  • dreaming — (often initial capital letter) the ancient time of the creation of all things by sacred ancestors, whose spirits continue into the present, as conceived in the mythology of the Australian Aborigines.
  • half-baked — insufficiently cooked.
  • hoping — the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best: to give up hope.
  • impossible — not possible; unable to be, exist, happen, etc.
All 21 Synonyms of nonrealistic

Antonyms for nonrealistic

adjective nonrealistic

  • believable — Something that is believable makes you think that it could be true or real.
  • possible — that may or can be, exist, happen, be done, be used, etc.: a disease with no possible cure.
  • practical — of or relating to practice or action: practical mathematics.
  • sensible — having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment: a sensible young woman.
  • tenable — capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute: a tenable theory.
All 8 Antonyms of nonrealistic

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