Meanings
comparative more unrealistic · superlative most unrealistic
- Not realistic.
How much of our thinking is based on unrealistic planted scripts of drama, romance and violence?
2008 August 13, Charles Hugh Smith, “When Societies Watch Too Much Television”, in Of Two Minds1 more example
It meant all through journeys required at least two changes of train, making commuting to London unrealistic. Passengers on all affected routes were urged not to travel.
2023 January 25, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Landslip wrecks London commuter services for 'weeks'”, in RAIL, number 975, page 8
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
- Proto-Italic*reis
- Classical Latinrēs
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Late Latinreālis
- Old Frenchree
- Middle Englishreal
- Englishreal
- Englishrealist
- Englishrealistic
- Englishunrealistic
Translations
Danish urealistisk
- urealistisknot realistic
Dutch onrealistisch
- onrealistischnot realistic
Finnish epärealistinen, epätodenmukainen
- epärealistinennot realistic
- epätodenmukainennot realistic
French irréaliste
- irréalistenot realistic
German unrealistisch
- unrealistischnot realistic
Greek εξωπραγματικός
- εξωπραγματικός (exopragmatikós)not realistic
Icelandic óraunhæfur
- óraunhæfurnot realistic
Italian irrealistico
- irrealisticonot realistic
Japanese 非現実的
- 非現実的 (higenjitsuteki)not realistic
Norwegian Bokmål urealistisk
- urealistisknot realistic
Polish nierealistyczny
- nierealistycznynot realistic
Portuguese irrealista
- irrealistanot realistic
Romanian nerealist, irealist
- nerealistnot realistic
- irealistnot realistic
Russian нереалисти́чный, нереа́льный
- нереалисти́чный (nerealistíčnyj)not realistic
- нереа́льный (nereálʹnyj)not realistic
Spanish irreal, irrealizable
- irrealnot realistic
- irrealizablenot realistic
- irrealistanot realistic
- irrealísticonot realistic
- no realísticonot realistic
- poco realísticonot realistic
Swedish orealistisk
- orealistisknot realistic
Ukrainian нереалісти́чний
- нереалісти́чний (nerealistýčnyj)not realistic
Cite this entry
unrealistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrealistic
“unrealistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrealistic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unrealistic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrealistic.
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