CARTOONISH Antonyms

• conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief

• not counterfeit or copied

• something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract

• characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

• sincerely earnest

• not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal

• evoking lifelike images within the mind

• free from artificiality

• characteristic of maturity

• having reached full natural growth or development

• fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used

• (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination

• fully considered and perfected

• develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation

• develop and work out fully in one's mind

• become due for repayment

• cause to ripen or develop fully

• grow old or older

• cause to ripen and discharge pus

• in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

• existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation

• existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical

• (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone

• (of a parent or child) related by blood; genetically related

• someone regarded as certain to succeed

• a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

• (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake

• functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies

• unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct

• (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

• being talented through inherited qualities

• free from artificiality

• aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are

• of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism

• representing what is real; not abstract or ideal

• under restraint

• cool and formal in manner

• marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes

• not showy or obtrusive

• prudent

• concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

• completely lacking in playfulness

• of great consequence

• causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

• appealing to the mind

• requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve

• having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire

• ahead in development; complex or intricate

• intellectually appealing

• in a softened tone

• restrained in style or quality

• quieted and brought under control

• not brilliant or glaring

• lacking in light; not bright or harsh