| 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 |
| Main Entry: | practical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | realistic, useful |
Synonyms: |
applied, both feet on the ground, businesslike, commonsensical, constructive, doable, down-to-earth, efficient, empirical, experimental, factual, feasible, functional, handy, hard-boiled, implicit, in action, in operation, matter-of-fact, nuts and bolts, operative, orderly, possible, practicable, pragmatic, rational, reasonable, sane, sensible, serviceable, sober, solid, sound, systematic, unidealistic, unromantic, usable, utile, utilitarian, virtual, workable, workaday, working |
| Notes: | practical applies when what is in question is the conduct of affairs, whereas pragmatic applies when the question is the planning with respect to these affairs; practical is anything that can be done and is worth doing, while practicable is anything that can be done - worthwhile or not |
Antonyms: |
impossible, impractical, unfeasible, unrealistic, unserviceable, unworkable, useless, worthless |
| 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: | unimaginative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dull, predictable |
Synonyms: |
banal, barren, bromidic, common, commonplace, derivative, dime a dozen, dry, dull as dishwater, flat, hackneyed, ho hum, lifeless, matter-of-fact, ordinary, pabulum, pedestrian, prosaic, routine, square*, tame, tedious, trite, uncreative, uninspired, unoriginal, unromantic, usual, vanilla, well-worn, zero* |
Antonyms: |
creative, imaginative, original |
| Main Entry: | utilitarian |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | practical |
Synonyms: |
commonsensical, down-to-earth, effective, efficient, functional, hard, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, nuts and bolts, pragmatic, pragmatical, realistic, sensible, serviceable, unidealistic, unromantic, useful |
Antonyms: |
impractical, unnecessary |
| 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 |