realist
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈriːəlɪst/
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realista
- But I am a realist.
- social realist
- realist writer
- realist position
But I'm also very much like a realist, if that makes sense.
- But I'm also very much like a realist, if that makes sense.
- And you know, I'm a realist about things.
- I've always been a realist, like brutally real with myself.
- And I was like, that is the realist of the real.
Examples
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You need to be a realist in this turbulent world of ours.
Fiction book (1995) -
It's because I am a realist.
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Like I, I just, I am just a realist in a lot of ways.
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Okay, well I have to take a realist point of view on this
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I have to be a realist.
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But I'm also very much like a realist, if that makes sense.
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Armstrong, by contrast, is a realist writer interested in just such a commitment.
Academic text (2008) -
And so, being a realist, she bowed to them and stepped aside.
Fiction book (2001) -
And I'm not pessimistic, sorry, I'm a realist.
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As a realist, she approaches every challenge with practicality and a clear understanding of the facts.
Synonyms
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6.9
A person who tries to solve problems in a sensible way and focuses on what works
Compounds
- Offensive
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9.9
A person who believes people of different races have natural, important differences
How Realistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word realist comes from real, which goes back to the Latin res meaning 'thing', and the ending -ist meaning 'a person who'. So a realist in everyday life is someone who looks at 'things' as they are and deals with facts instead of hopes.