Quixotical and Realistic

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Quixotical adjective - Having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality.

Usage example: a quixotical attempt to bring live theater to a generation hooked on video games

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Realistic is an antonym for quixotical.

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

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Quixotical is an antonym for realistic.

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

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