Read the dictionary definition of realistic. All definitions for this word.
1. aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are
1. a realistic description
2. a realistic view of the possibilities
3. a realistic appraisal of our chances
4. the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans
2. representing what is real; not abstract or ideal
1. realistic portraiture
2. a realistic novel
3. in naturalistic colors
4. the school of naturalistic writers
3. of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism
1. a realistic system of thought