<p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical:<ul><li>a realistic estimate of costs</li><li>a realistic planner</li></ul></li><li>Synonyms:<ul><li>common-sense</li><li>sensible</li><li>hardheaded</li><li>pragmatic</li></ul></li><li>pertaining to, characterized by, or given to the representation in literature or art of things as they really are:<ul><li>a realistic novel</li></ul></li><li>resembling or simulating real life:<ul><li>a duck hunter skilled at making realistic decoys</li></ul></li><li>Philosophy:<ul><li>of or relating to realists or realism</li></ul></li></ul>