Synonyms of the word

realism

• n. A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary.
• n. An artistic representation of reality as it is.
• n. (sciences) The viewpoint that an external reality exists independent of observation.
• n. (philosophy) A doctrine that universals are real—they exist and are distinct from the particulars that…

actuality

• n. the state of existing; existence.
• n. the quality of being actual or factual; fact.
• n. (historical) a short early motion picture.

naturalism

• n. A state of nature; conformity to nature.
• n. The doctrine that denies a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in religious texts…
• n. (philosophy) Any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature as a blind force or forces…
• n. (philosophy) A doctrine which denies a strong separation between scientific and philosophic methodologies…
• n. (art) A movement in theatre, film, and literature that seeks to replicate a believable everyday reality,…
• n. (nonstandard) naturism, nudism, social nudity.

practicality

• n. (uncountable) The state of being practical or feasible.
• n. (countable, usually in the plural) The practical aspect of something.

pragmatism

• n. The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or…
• n. (politics) The theory that political problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological…
• n. (philosophy) The idea that beliefs are identified with the actions of a believer, and the truth of beliefs…

reality

• n. The state of being actual or real.
• n. A real entity, event or other fact.
• n. The entirety of all that is real.
• n. An individual observer's own subjective perception of that which is real.
• n. (obsolete) Loyalty; devotion.
• n. (law, obsolete) Realty; real estate.

realness

• n. The state of being real; reality.