realistically
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3.9
- adverb
- /ˌriːəˈlɪstɪkli/
:
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- The time has come to look realistically at the radical restructuring that must be done.
- assess realistically
- consider realistically
- deal realistically
And if you get too close or don't witness it, realistically, you will get hurt.
- And if you get too close or don't witness it, realistically, you will get hurt.
- You can determine what hand, probably more realistically what hand your opponent throws with.
- And how many days can restaurant owners realistically shut down for days of kindness?
- And if I which one makes you happier, realistically, which one caused you more joy?
- So I want good science and I want it to be realistically marketed.
- Yeah, but I don't think realistically it'll happen.
- And realistically, the only person in that lane is, is me.
- I mean, it's that's, that's actually realistically how how life is.
- If you're doing it because it feels great, but it's really realistically it's trash.
Examples
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What can we realistically hope to achieve by the end of session, Lord President?
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I mean, realistically this comes out Monday.
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OK all right, realistically you guys are right.
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What are ways that you see this realistically changing?
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Okay, but realistically, everyone drinks in high school.
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Large portions of students who graduate from high school are not realistically ready or prepared to enter college.
Academic text (2012) -
Realistically speaking, neither one of you can afford this mortgage on your own, okay?
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In fact, the locals may see the problem more lucidly and realistically than their foreign friends.
Academic text (2015) -
As your partnership develops, decide how many participants your program can realistically enroll.
Academic text (1999) -
We need to realistically assess our chances of winning the competition.
Synonyms
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4.5
To consider facts without personal feelings or opinions
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5.4
In a practical way that focuses on what works
Antonyms
How Realistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Realistically also comes from real ('actual') and is linked to the word reality, so it means 'in a way that accepts the real facts' and avoids wishful thinking, which is why speaking realistically is to be practical about what is possible.