Hyphenation of realistic

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word realistic? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

re-al-is-tic

Definitions of realistic:

1.	Aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are A realistic description A realistic view of the possibilities A realistic appraisal of our chances The actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans
2.	Representing what is real Not abstract or ideal Realistic portraiture A realistic novel In naturalistic colors The school of naturalistic writers
3.	Of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism A realistic system of thought

Synonyms of realistic:

adj	realistic, down-to-earth, earthy, graphic, lifelike, pictorial, vivid, hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic, living, real, true-to-life, true to life, virtual, practical, veridical, real, possible, practical, real, existent
adj	naturalistic, representational
adj	philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.