nonrealistic

adjective

non·​re·​al·​is·​tic ˌnän-ˌrē-ə-ˈli-stik 

: not realistic: such as

a

: not viewing matters in their true light : unrealistic

a nonrealistic business model

b

: not characterized by realism in conception and portrayal

nonrealistic art

… excelled mostly in its textiles and in a very stylized nonrealistic pottery making use of many different colours.

—World Religions

Synonyms

• abstract
• nonfigurative
• nonobjective
• nonrepresentational

Examples of nonrealistic in a Sentence

a nonrealistic rendering of the chaos and destruction wreaked by war

Recent Examples on the Web

In keeping with Welles, Coen adopts a nonrealistic approach to the setting. —Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above