REALISM Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word realism. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for REALISM
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| naturalism | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations • an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description | ||||||||
| platonism | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names | ||||||||
| pragmatism | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value • the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth | ||||||||
| reality | nounn | |||||||
noun • all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you • the state of being actual or real • the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be • the quality possessed by something that is real | ||||||||
| realness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being actual or real | ||||||||
| naive realism | ||||||||
noun • (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived | ||||||||
