See realistic in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
Having or indicating an awareness of things as they really are:
down-to-earth, hard, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, objective, practical, pragmatic, pragmatical, prosaic, sober, tough-minded, unromantic. See excite, realAccurately representing what is depicted or described:
lifelike, natural, naturalistic, true, true-life, truthful. See realDescribed verbally in sharp and accurate detail:
graphic, lifelike, photographic, pictorial, picturesque, vivid. See specific, words
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