Difference between Practical and Realistic

What is the difference between Practical and Realistic?

Practical as an adjective is based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis while Realistic as an adjective is expressed or represented as being accurate.

Practical

Part of speech: noun

Definition: that part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical

Example sentence: We require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well: then that they be graceful and pleasing in doing it.

Realistic

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Expressed or represented as being accurate.Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were.

Example sentence: People have been saying that Amar Singh is more of an intellectual than a grassroot politician but we will prove them wrong. We will pick up problems, explore them in a realistic way and present them in parliament.

We hope you now know whether to use Practical or Realistic in your sentence.

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