unrealistic

unrealistic
[[t]ʌ̱nriəlɪ̱stɪk[/t]]
ADJ-GRADED: oft it v-link ADJ to-inf
If you say that someone is being unrealistic, you mean that they do not recognize the truth about a situation, especially about the difficulties involved in something they want to achieve.

There are many who feel that the players are being completely unrealistic in their demands...

It would be unrealistic to expect such a process ever to be completed.

...their unrealistic expectations of parenthood.

Syn:
over-optimistic
Ant:
Derived words:
unrealistically [[t]ʌ̱nriəlɪ̱stɪkli[/t]] ADV-GRADED ADV with v, ADV adj

Tom spoke unrealistically of getting a full-time job that paid an enormous sum.

...unrealistically high standards of expectation.


English dictionary. 2008.

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