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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Ryan Waniata, Wired News, 11 July 2025
The result is a digital person that’s reasonably naturalistic.
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The Dewey scenes are the most naturalistic, or at least the only time the meta-movie falls away enough to get lost in the story for a few minutes.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 22 June 2025
The exhibit includes woodblocks of English artist and naturalist Thomas Bewick showing birds in a naturalistic style.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
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Ryan Waniata, Wired News, 11 July 2025
The result is a digital person that’s reasonably naturalistic.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 26 June 2025
The Dewey scenes are the most naturalistic, or at least the only time the meta-movie falls away enough to get lost in the story for a few minutes.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 22 June 2025
The exhibit includes woodblocks of English artist and naturalist Thomas Bewick showing birds in a naturalistic style.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 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 23 Jul. 2025.
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