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down-to-earth - 13 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | down-to-earth |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reasonable, practical |
| Synonyms: | common, easy, hard, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, mundane, no-nonsense, pragmatic, rational, realistic, sane, sensible, sober, commonsense, hardboiled, plainspoken, unfantastic, unidealistic, unsentimental |
| Antonyms: | excitable, excited, impractical, unreasonable, unsensible |
| Main Entry: | common-sense |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reasonable |
| Synonyms: | astute, cool, down-to-earth, judicious, levelheaded, matter-of-fact, practical, rational, realistic, sane, sensible, shrewd, sound, commonsensical, hard-headed |
| Antonyms: | foolish, impractical, insane, unreasonable, unsound, unsensible |
| Main Entry: | earthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unsophisticated |
| Synonyms: | bawdy, coarse, crude, down, down-to-earth*, dull, easygoing, folksy, funky*, hard-boiled*, homely, homey, indelicate, lusty, mundane, natural, pragmatic, ribald, robust, rough, simple, uninhibited, unrefined, down home, home folk, lowbred, unidealistic |
| Notes: | earthy is 'similar to earth; hearty' or 'coarse, vulgar' while earthly is 'pertaining to human existence on earth'; earthen means 'made of earth or clay' |
| Antonyms: | cultured, elegant, refined, sophisticated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | folksy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | informal, simple |
| Synonyms: | cozy, down-to-earth*, homely, homey, low-key, modest, natural, plain, rustic, unassuming, unpretentious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | matter-of-fact |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | realistic, unembellished |
| Synonyms: | apathetic, calm, cold, cold-blooded*, deadpan, down-to-earth*, dry, dull, earthy, emotionless, factual, feasible, flat, hard-boiled*, impassive, impersonal, lifeless, mundane, naked*, objective, phlegmatic, plain, practical, pragmatic, prosaic, serious, sober, stoic, stolid, unaffected, unimaginative, unvarnished, prosy, unidealistic, unimpassioned, unsentimental |
| Antonyms: | emotional, imaginative, lively |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pragmatic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sensible |
| Synonyms: | businesslike, down-to-earth, efficient, hard, hard-boiled*, hardheaded*, logical, matter-of-fact, practical, realistic, sober, utilitarian, commonsensical, unidealistic |
| Antonyms: | idealistic, unreasonable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sensible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | realistic, reasonable |
| Synonyms: | all there, astute, attentive, au courant, aware, canny, cognizant, commonsensical, conscious, consequent, conversant, cool*, discerning, discreet, discriminating, down-to-earth, far-sighted, having all one's marbles, in right mind, informed, intelligent, judicious, knowing, logical, matter-of-fact, practical, prudent, rational, sagacious, sage, sane, sentient, shrewd, sober, sound, together, well-reasoned, well-thought-out, wise, witting |
| Antonyms: | indiscreet, senseless, unrealistic, unreasonable, unwise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | utilitarian |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | practical |
| Synonyms: | down-to-earth, effective, efficient, functional, hard, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, nuts and bolts*, pragmatic, realistic, sensible, serviceable, useful, commonsensical, pragmatical, unidealistic, unromantic |
| Antonyms: | impractical, unnecessary |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | practical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | realistic, useful |
| Synonyms: | applied, businesslike, constructive, down-to-earth, efficient, empirical, experimental, factual, feasible, functional, handy, hard-boiled*, implicit, matter-of-fact*, nuts and bolts*, operative, orderly, possible, practicable, pragmatic, rational, reasonable, sane, sensible, serviceable, sober, solid, sound, systematic, usable, utilitarian, virtual, workable, working, both feet on the ground, commonsensical, doable, in action, in operation, unidealistic, unromantic, utile, workaday |
| Antonyms: | impossible, impractical, unfeasible, unrealistic, useless, worthless, unserviceable, unworkable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | realistic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sensible, matter-of-fact |
| Synonyms: | astute, businesslike, down-to-earth, earthy, hard, hard-boiled*, levelheaded, practical, pragmatic, prudent, rational, real, reasonable, sane, sensible, shrewd, sober, sound, utilitarian, commonsense, pragmatical, unfantastic, unidealistic, unromantic, unsentimental |
| Antonyms: | impractical, irrational, unrealistic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unimposing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective1 |
| Definition: | unassuming |
| Synonyms: | considerate, courteous, down-to-earth, humble, kind, modest, polite, quiet, reserved, simple, unobtrusive, unpretentious |
| Antonyms: | arrogant, flashy, ostentatious |
| Main Entry: | sober |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | calm, peaceful; dull |
| Synonyms: | cold, collected, composed, cool, dark, dispassionate, down-to-earth*, drab, earnest, grave, hard-boiled*, imperturbable, inhibited, levelheaded, low-key, lucid, no-nonsense, pacific, plain, practical, quiet, rational, realistic, reasonable, reserved, restrained, sedate, serene, serious, severe, soft, solemn, somber, sound, staid, steady, subdued, unruffled, abnegating, abstaining, clear-headed, constrained, disciplined, eschewing, forgoing, toned down, unexcited, unimpassioned |
| Antonyms: | excited, immoderate, irrational |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hard |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | true, indisputable |
| Synonyms: | absolute, actual, bare, cold, definite, down-to-earth, genuine, plain, positive, practical, pragmatic, realistic, sure, undeniable, unvarnished, verified |
| Antonyms: | disputable, doubtful, inexact, questionable, uncertain, untrue |
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