Synonyms for
Realism
Definition
Realism is an approach to art or literature that represents things as they really are, without idealizing them or making them more beautiful than they actually are.
Synonyms & similar words
naturalism
unreality
platonism
reality
naiverealism
realness
pragmatism
naturalism
verisimilitude
truthfulness
authenticity
accuracy
precision
objectivity
fidelity
exactness
literalism
factuality
representationalism
realness
verismo
mimesis
genuineness
plausibility
credibility
faithfulness
realisticness
Synonyms by register
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- social realism
- magical realism
- political realism
- economic realism
- critical realism
- artistic realism
- a sense of realism
Word family
Usage note
Realism refers to the acceptance of a situation as it is and being prepared to deal with it accordingly. It is often contrasted with idealism.
Example sentences
- The artist used realism to paint a portrait of his grandmother.
- The movie was praised for its realism in depicting a historical event.
- Realism in literature often focuses on the lives of ordinary people.
- The author's use of realism made the story more relatable to readers.
- The play's realism made the audience feel like they were part of the story.
Quotes
Realism is not a matter of any fidelity to an empirical reality, but of the discursive conventions by which and for which a sense of reality is constructed.
Realism … has no more to do with reality than anything else.
Realism is the most common mode of depiction in the cinema because it is the simplest to understand.