adj.
1 showing acceptance of the facts of a situation
VERBS
▪ be , seem
▪ keep sth
▪
Try to keep your ambitions ~.
ADVERB
▪ extremely , very
▪ fairly , quite
▪ enough
▪
He was ~ enough to know this success could not last.
PREPOSITION
▪ about
▪
My friends were quite ~ about my problems.
▪ in
▪
You're not being very ~ in your expectations.
PHRASES
▪ it is not ~ to expect, think, etc. sth
▪
It's not ~ to expect people to pay more.
2 showing things as they really are
VERBS
▪ appear , be , look , seem , sound
▪
The special effects seem very ~.
▪ become
▪ make sth
▪
You could make the hands a little more ~.
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ highly , truly
▪
beautifully drawn, highly ~ flowers
▪ amazingly , incredibly
▪ grimly
▪
his grimly ~ first novel about drug addicts
Realistic is used with these nouns: ↑ alternative , ↑ appraisal , ↑ assessment , ↑ chance , ↑ character , ↑ context , ↑ demand , ↑ estimate , ↑ expectation , ↑ goal , ↑ hope , ↑ level , ↑ look , ↑ option , ↑ picture , ↑ plan , ↑ portrayal , ↑ projection , ↑ prospect , ↑ representation , ↑ scenario , ↑ simulation , ↑ solution , ↑ target , ↑ timetable , ↑ view