- unrealistic
- adjective Date: 1865 not realistic ; inappropriate to reality or fact • unrealistically adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
unrealistic
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unrealistic — index infeasible, quixotic, subjective Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unrealistic — (adj.) 1865, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + REALISTIC (Cf. realistic). Related: Unrealistically … Etymology dictionary
unrealistic — [adj] not believable or practical blue sky*, floating, gone*, half baked*, impossible, impracticable, impractical, improbable, ivory tower*, nonrealistic, nonsensical, not applicable, not sensible, on cloud nine*, quixotic, reachy, romantic,… … New thesaurus
unrealistic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not realistic. DERIVATIVES unrealistically adverb … English terms dictionary
unrealistic — [un΄rē əl is′tik] adj. dealing with ideas or matters in a way that is not realistic; impractical or visionary unrealistically adv … English World dictionary
unrealistic — adjective unrealistic ideas, hopes are not based on facts: Predictions that Labour would win the election began to look unrealistic. | it is unrealistic to do sth: It is unrealistic to expect children to sit still for hours. | be being… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unrealistic — adj. unrealistic to + inf. (it is unrealistic to hope for an improvement so soon) * * * [ˌʌnrɪə lɪstɪk] unrealistic to + inf. (it is unrealistic to hope for an improvement so soon) … Combinatory dictionary
unrealistic — un|rea|lis|tic [ˌʌnrıəˈlıstık] adj unrealistic ideas or hopes are not reasonable or sensible it is unrealistic to do sth ▪ It is unrealistic to expect these changes to happen overnight. ▪ Some parents have totally unrealistic expectations of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
unrealistic — [[t]ʌ̱nriəlɪ̱stɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ to inf If you say that someone is being unrealistic, you mean that they do not recognize the truth about a situation, especially about the difficulties involved in something they want to… … English dictionary
unrealistic — un|re|al|is|tic [ ,ʌnriə lıstık ] adjective based on hopes or wishes, and not on what is likely or possible: Many people in the workplace are set completely unrealistic targets. it is unrealistic to do something: It is unrealistic to expect… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unrealistic — UK [ˌʌnrɪəˈlɪstɪk] / US [ˌʌnrɪəˈlɪstɪk] adjective based on hopes or wishes, and not on what is likely or possible Many people in the workplace are set completely unrealistic targets. it is unrealistic to do something: It is unrealistic to expect… … English dictionary
