naturalistic
adjective
, ˌnach-rə-\
, ˈnach-rə- \
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, ˌnach-rə- \
adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms for naturalistic
Synonyms
lifelike, living, natural, near, photo-realistic, realistic, three-dimensional
Antonyms
nonnatural, nonrealistic, unnatural, unrealistic
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The students also participate in designing and building bioactive naturalistic enclosures. — John Benson, cleveland.com, "Lakewood Rangers Education Foundation announces creative project grants," 28 Aug. 2019 Known for their manipulation of baroque pearls—which are imperfect in shape and color, but suggest a deep, naturalistic beauty—the Levys have built their life on that singular gem, and have used their craft to help others along the way. — Liz Cantrell, Town & Country, "This Jewelry House Has Built a Loyal Following Based on Pearls and Philanthropy," 20 Aug. 2019 But over the course of eight days, as the play digs deeper, its naturalistic trappings drop away. — Jesse Green, New York Times, "On Adjacent Stages, Two Haunted Houses, Circa 1882 and 2019," 12 Aug. 2019 Robbins wanted naturalistic dances, not Broadway-style slickness. — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles': Film Review," 7 Aug. 2019 The 1888 play by August Strindberg has become an enduring classic for its ostensibly naturalistic, tense interplay of desire and class divisions. — Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, "Strindberg’s ‘Miss Julie’ radically re-invented to embrace feminist, LGBT themes," 16 Aug. 2019 But Jarmusch is up to something fiercely earnest—for starters, mocking critics who want and expect a movie about the dead rising from their graves to proceed with a naturalistic earnestness. — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, "“The Dead Don’t Die,” Reviewed: Jim Jarmusch’s Fiercely Political Zombie Comedy," 14 June 2019 The only excess is the film’s cinematography (by Chananun Chotrungroj), which paints the countryside in lush, naturalistic strokes, revealing the filmmaker’s tender affection for the land. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "Review: ‘The Third Wife’ is a story told with deft, lush strokes," 27 June 2019 The only excess is the film’s cinematography (by Chananun Chotrungroj), which paints the countryside in lush, naturalistic strokes, revealing the filmmaker’s tender affection for the land. — Hau Chu, Twin Cities, "‘The Third Wife,’ a movie set in 19th-century Vietnam, has a lot to say about today," 27 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'naturalistic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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