Convincing vs Realistic - What's the difference?
convincing | realistic |
Effective as proof or evidence.
* November 17 2012 , BBC Sport: Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20278355]
Expressed or represented as being accurate.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=October 1
, author=Tom Fordyce
, title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland
, work=BBC Sport
Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were.
As adjectives the difference between convincing and realistic
is that convincing is effective as proof or evidence while realistic is expressed or represented as being accurate.As a verb convincing
is present participle of lang=en.convincing
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Our convincing evidence was sufficient in the end to convince the judge.
- While they have still only suffered one home defeat by Spurs in 19 years, this was not as convincing a victory as the scoreline suggests.
Verb
(head)realistic
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- A ''realistic'' appraisal of the situation.
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- A ''realistic'' novel about the Victorian poor.
