unrealistically

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adverb

In an unrealistic manner.

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Meanings

adverbunrealistically (comparative more unrealistically, superlative most unrealistically)

comparative more unrealistically · superlative most unrealistically

  1. In an unrealistic manner.
    1 more example

    “It’s the Lake Wobegon effect,” said Dr. Daniel P. Sulmasy, senior author and a professor of medicine and ethics at the University of Chicago. “If you have more than 50 percent of patients saying their chances are better than average of avoiding some harm or obtaining some benefit, they are being unrealistically optimistic because you can’t say that most people are above average.”

    2011 March 3, Pauline W. Chen, quoting Daniel P. Sulmasy, “When Optimism Is Unrealistic”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 10 Jun 2021

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin an unrealistic manner

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
  10. Proto-Italic*reis
  11. Classical Latinrēs
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Late Latinreālis
  15. Old Frenchree
  16. Middle Englishreal
  17. Englishreal
  18. Englishrealist
  19. Englishrealistic
  20. Englishunrealistic
  21. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  22. Proto-Germanic*līką
  23. Englishunrealistically

From unrealistic + -ally.

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Translations

Finnish epätodenmukaisesti, epärealistisesti
  • epätodenmukaisestiin an unrealistic manner
  • epärealistisestiin an unrealistic manner
Polish nierealistycznie
  • nierealistyczniein an unrealistic manner
Swedish orealistiskt
  • orealistisktin an unrealistic manner
Cite this entry
APA

unrealistically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrealistically

MLA

“unrealistically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrealistically. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unrealistically,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrealistically.

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