Effective and Realistic

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Effective adjective - Existing in fact and not merely as a possibility.

Usage example: made the mistake of confusing the plant's production capacity with its effective output

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Realistic and effective are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Realistic" instead an adjective "Effective".

Realistic adjective - Willing to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly.

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Effective and realistic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Effective" instead an adjective "Realistic".

Nearby Words: realize, real, realise, reality, really

One of many scenes where An Aesop is taught without being heavy-handed, instead being quite effective and realistic.

Source: Literature / The Indian in the Cupboard
One of the more effective and realistic portrayals was, ironically enough, in fantasy/horror/action film The Mummy where the backstory setting in Ancient Egypt showed the bright colors.

Source: The Coconut Effect
The result is particularly effective, since the masks are much more realistic and not "perfect" in the sense of this page, and so drop the people wearing them straight into Uncanny Valley.

Source: Latex Perfection

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