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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One surprising thing In the 1937 Snow White, not all the human characters were as naturalistic as Walt Disney would have liked.
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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
While naturalistic communication would be a remarkable achievement, for late stage ALS patients, any communication at all would be a boon.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2025
Jack Clayton’s 1974 adaptation, starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow, comes closest to finding the balance, pitting dingy ’70s grays and a naturalistic camera against Redford at his most shiningly charismatic as Gatsby.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Mar. 2025
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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
While naturalistic communication would be a remarkable achievement, for late stage ALS patients, any communication at all would be a boon.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2025
Jack Clayton’s 1974 adaptation, starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow, comes closest to finding the balance, pitting dingy ’70s grays and a naturalistic camera against Redford at his most shiningly charismatic as Gatsby.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Naturalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/naturalistic. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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