Realistic and Unreasonable

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

Usage example: high schoolers who need to be more realistic in their career choices, as so few people end up as rock stars

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Unreasonable is an antonym for realistic in sensible topic.

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

Unreasonable adjective - Having no basis in reason or fact.

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Realistic is an antonym for unreasonable in topics: extravagant, not logical or sensible.

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Unreasonable and Realistic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/realistic/unreasonable

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