naturalistic
adjective
nat·u·ral·is·tic
ˌna-ch(ə-)rə-ˈli-stik 
variants
or less commonly naturalist
: of, characterized by, or according with naturalism
Examples of naturalistic in a Sentence
The zoo strives to create naturalistic settings for the animals.
the movie's volcanic eruption is so naturalistic that it's easy to forget that it all came out of a computer
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ArsTechnica, 1 Apr. 2025
The result is more naturalistic, fluent speech synthesis.
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One surprising thing In the 1937 Snow White, not all the human characters were as naturalistic as Walt Disney would have liked.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 21 Mar. 2025
One of the mistakes directors make is assuming that Chekhov’s plays offer a naturalistic slice of life.
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ArsTechnica, 1 Apr. 2025
The result is more naturalistic, fluent speech synthesis.
—New Atlas, 1 Apr. 2025
One surprising thing In the 1937 Snow White, not all the human characters were as naturalistic as Walt Disney would have liked.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 21 Mar. 2025
One of the mistakes directors make is assuming that Chekhov’s plays offer a naturalistic slice of life.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for naturalistic
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“Naturalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/naturalistic. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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