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. Aaron David Miller:

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

2. Prime Minister David Cameron:

   I would like to see the pro-European side get out there with a bit of passion and vigor and determination and stand up for what we believe - and what we believe not just as a matter of economic realism, but as a matter of political idealism.

3. Jean Cocteau:

   True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing.

4. Rafael Cestero:

   There has to be some realism in what we expect a government agency to actually do.

5. Tori Amos:

   Our generation has an incredible amount of realism, yet at the same time it loves to complain and not really change because if it does change then it won't have anything to complain about.