Lifelike and Unrealistic

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Lifelike adjective - Evoking lifelike images within the mind.

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Unrealistic is an antonym for lifelike.

Unrealistic adjective - Not realistic.

Usage example: unrealistic expectations

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Lifelike is an antonym for unrealistic in realistic topic.

Everything that happens in the play actually happened to the "real" Meldrews, including the utterly unexplained appearance of a giant, lifelike housefly, but a producer who has come to watch the show claims it's utterly unrealistic and silly, and refuses to endorse it for a "proper" theatre.

Source: Who Would Want to Watch Us?

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