Synonyms for realism
ˈri əˌlɪz əmre·al·ism

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1. realismnoun

   Antonyms:
   nominalism

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1. realism, pragmatismnoun

   the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

   Synonyms:
   naive realism, naturalism, realness, pragmatism, reality

2. reality, realness, realismnoun

   the state of being actual or real

   "the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him"

   Synonyms:
   naive realism, world, naturalism, realness, pragmatism, reality

3. realism, naive realismnoun

   (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived

   Synonyms:
   naive realism, naturalism, realness, pragmatism, reality

4. naturalism, realismnoun

   an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

   Synonyms:
   realness, naive realism, naturalism, pragmatism, reality

5. Platonism, realismnoun

   (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names

   Synonyms:
   realness, naive realism, naturalism, pragmatism, reality

Matched Categories

1. • Actuality
   • Artistic Movement
   • Philosophical Doctrine
   • Philosophy
   • Practicality

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1. List of paraphrases for "realism":

   lifelike, pragmatism, reality, realistic, realist

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1. Fred Thompson:

   After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood.

2. George Brainard:

   The idea of the title was that it was more like the title of a song, there's a real sort of musical aspect to this scene, and (my friend and I) liked the idea of the title being something that was more like a blues song and that would have that sort of energy to go along with this gritty, real, ultra-realism kind of feel.

3. Aaron David Miller:

   It’s a perfect storm of isolationism, muscular nationalism, with a dash of pragmatism and realism.

4. Walter LaFeber:

   [H]is foreign policy displayed a realism, a careful calculation of forces and… diplomatic finesse…. Stalin’s priority was not world revolution but, once again, Russian security and his own personal power. (Feber, 1993, p. 22)

5. Gerald Ford:

   We have come tardily to the tremendous task of cleaning up our environment. We should have moved with similar zeal at least a decade ago. But no purpose is served by post-mortems. With visionary zeal but the greatest realism, we must now address ourselves to the vast problems that confront us.