(be unrealistic)

  • 1unrealistic — index infeasible, quixotic, subjective Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2unrealistic — (adj.) 1865, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + REALISTIC (Cf. realistic). Related: Unrealistically …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 3unrealistic — [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,… …

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  • 4unrealistic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not realistic. DERIVATIVES unrealistically adverb …

    English terms dictionary

  • 5unrealistic — [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

  • 6unrealistic — 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

  • 7unrealistic — 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) …

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  • 8unrealistic — 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

  • 9unrealistic — [[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… …

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  • 10unrealistic — 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… …

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