| Main Entry: | common-sense |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reasonable |
Synonyms: |
astute, commonsensical, cool, down-to-earth, hard-headed, judicious, levelheaded, matter-of-fact, practical, rational, realistic, sane, sensible, shrewd, sound |
Antonyms: |
foolish, impractical, insane, unreasonable, unsensible, unsound |
| Main Entry: | down-to-earth |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reasonable, practical |
Synonyms: |
common, commonsense, easy, hard, hardboiled, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, mundane, no-nonsense, plainspoken, pragmatic, rational, realistic, sane, sensible, sober, unfantastic, unidealistic, unsentimental |
Antonyms: |
excitable, excited, impractical, unreasonable, unsensible |
| Main Entry: | gumption |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nerve, initiative |
Synonyms: |
ability, acumen, astuteness, cleverness, commonsense, discernment, enterprise, get-up-and-go, good sense, horse sense, industry, judgment, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, resourcefulness, sagaciousness, sagacity, savvy, sense, shrewdness, spirit, wisdom, wit |
Antonyms: |
cowardice, naivety |
| Main Entry: | realistic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sensible, matter-of-fact |
Synonyms: |
astute, businesslike, commonsense, down-to-earth, earthy, hard, hard-boiled, levelheaded, practical, pragmatic, pragmatical, prudent, rational, real, reasonable, sane, sensible, shrewd, sober, sound, unfantastic, unidealistic, unromantic, unsentimental, utilitarian |
Antonyms: |
impractical, irrational, unrealistic |
| Main Entry: | mother wit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | innate intelligence |
Synonyms: |
commonsense, faculties, innate common sense, intellectual gifts, nous, senses, wits |
| Main Entry: | commonsensical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sensible |
Synonyms: |
balanced, commonsense, commonsensible, judicious, levelheaded, practical, prudent, rational, reasonable, sage, sapient, sound, wise |
| Main Entry: | naturalistic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | realistic |
Synonyms: |
astute, businesslike, commonsense, down-to-earth, earthy, hard, hard-boiled, levelheaded, lifelike, natural, practical, pragmatic, pragmatical, prudent, rational, real, reasonable, sane, sensible, shrewd, sober, sound, true, true-life, truthful, unfantastic, unidealistic, unromantic, unsentimental, utilitarian |
| Main Entry: | pragmatical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | realistic |
Synonyms: |
astute, businesslike, commonsense, down-to-earth, earthy, hard, hard-boiled, hardheaded, levelheaded, matter-of-fact, objective, practical, pragmatic, prosaic, prudent, rational, real, reasonable, sane, sensible, shrewd, sober, sound, tough-minded, unfantastic, unidealistic, unromantic, unsentimental, utilitarian |
| Main Entry: | true-life |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | realistic |
Synonyms: |
astute, businesslike, commonsense, down-to-earth, earthy, hard, hard-boiled, levelheaded, lifelike, natural, naturalistic, practical, pragmatic, pragmatical, prudent, rational, real, reasonable, sane, sensible, shrewd, sober, sound, true, truthful, unfantastic, unidealistic, unromantic, unsentimental, utilitarian |
| Main Entry: | unromantic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | realistic |
Synonyms: |
astute, businesslike, commonsense, down-to-earth, earthy, hard, hard-boiled, hardheaded, levelheaded, matter-of-fact, objective, practical, pragmatic, pragmatical, prosaic, prudent, rational, real, reasonable, sane, sensible, shrewd, sober, sound, tough-minded, unfantastic, unidealistic, unsentimental, utilitarian |