unrealistically
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4.7
- adverb
- /ˌʌnriˈælɪstɪkli/
:
irrealistamente
- The goal score encourages students not to set their goals unrealistically high.
- unrealistically high
- unrealistically high expectations
- unrealistically low
And so the people who start companies are unrealistically positive and optimistic.
- And so the people who start companies are unrealistically positive and optimistic.
Examples
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Mr. Leslie, I suspect you are being unrealistically optimistic for my benefit.
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She set her expectations unrealistically high for the project, which led to disappointment.
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Not sure why so many people still stay in New York when it is unrealistically expensive.
Blog text (24) -
And actually I used numbers that were unrealistically small, but let's stay with them.
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And so the people who start companies are unrealistically positive and optimistic.
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Such a growth rate is unrealistically high, even under the most optimistic assumptions about free trade.
Academic text (1994) -
First, the system allows editors and publishers to pay reporters unrealistically low salaries.
Academic text (1993) -
According to the researchers, prominent eating problems tend to occur in individuals who have unrealistically high expectations and self-critical expectations.
Academic text (2004) -
Pakistan's decision-makers became unrealistically reliant on China and the U.S. for help in the event of a war with India.
Academic text (2000) -
In previous decades, the EPA and states often agreed on unrealistically optimistic SIP schedules for reducing ozone.
Academic text (2005)
Synonyms
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5.7
To a very great degree that seems like it cannot be true
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5.0
In a way that does not make sense or is much too extreme
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7.5
In a way that is hard to believe
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7.4
In a way that follows strong beliefs about how things should be and ignores what is practical
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6.1
In a way that does not work well in real life
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5.7
In a way that shows imagination and looks unreal
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7.5
In a way that is impossible to reach or achieve
In a way that is too difficult or impossible to do
In a very hopeful way that is not realistic
In a way that shows too much hope for the future
In a way that cannot be reached
In a way that is not possible or very hard to do
Antonyms
How Realistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
unrealistically = unrealistic (transparent) = un + real + istic + ly
Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the clearly analysable adjective 'unrealistic'; the derivation is direct and predictable for learners.
Etymology
Unrealistically is made from un- meaning 'not', real meaning 'true' or 'based on fact', and -ly which makes it a word that describes how something is done. So unrealistically means doing something 'not in a real or likely way', like setting goals that are more like a dream than a possible plan.