Collocations for realistic - adj.
1. showing acceptance of the facts of a situation
VERBS
be, seem | keep sth
Try to keep your ambitions realistic.
Try to keep your ambitions realistic.
ADV.
extremely, very | fairly, quite, reasonably | enough, sufficiently
He was realistic enough to know this success could not last.
He was realistic enough to know this success could not last.
PREP.
about
My friends were quite realistic about my problems.
My friends were quite realistic about my problems.
in
being very realistic in their expectations
being very realistic in their expectations
2. showing things as they really are
VERBS
be, look, sound | become | make sth
You could make the hands a little more realistic.
You could make the hands a little more realistic.
ADV.
extremely, truly, very | fairly, quite | grimly
his grimly realistic first novel about drug addicts
his grimly realistic first novel about drug addicts