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
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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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The 55-foot-long swimming pool is privately positioned amid a naturalistic landscape with an over-the-dune view of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 June 2024
Taylor treats the change from the enchanted world to the post-Enlightenment naturalistic world as a change from one climate of opinion to another, rather than as any kind of progress.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
All of this combined to provide a naturalistic incline.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 15 June 2024
The people are faceless and constructed from decorative motifs rather than naturalistic details.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 June 2024
Taylor treats the change from the enchanted world to the post-Enlightenment naturalistic world as a change from one climate of opinion to another, rather than as any kind of progress.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
All of this combined to provide a naturalistic incline.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 15 June 2024
The people are faceless and constructed from decorative motifs rather than naturalistic details.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
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 15 Jul. 2024.
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