| 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: | expedient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worthwhile, appropriate |
Synonyms: |
ad hoc, advantageous, advisable, beneficial, convenient, desirable, discreet, effective, feasible, fit, fitting, helpful, judicious, meet, opportune, politic, possible, practicable, practical, pragmatic, profitable, proper, prudent, seasonable, suitable, tactical, timely, useful, utilitarian, wise |
Antonyms: |
inappropriate, inexpedient, unbeneficial, unprofitable, unworthwhile |
| Main Entry: | functional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | working |
Synonyms: |
handy, occupational, operative, practicable, practical, serviceable, useful, utile, utilitarian, utility |
Antonyms: |
broken, idle, malfunctioning, unfunctional |
| Main Entry: | helpful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beneficial, beneficent |
Synonyms: |
accessible, accommodating, advantageous, applicable, benevolent, bettering, caring, conducive, considerate, constructive, contributive, convenient, cooperative, crucial, effectual, efficacious, essential, favorable, fortunate, friendly, good for, important, improving, instrumental, invaluable, kind, neighborly, operative, practical, pragmatic, productive, profitable, serendipitous, serviceable, significant, suitable, supportive, symbiotic, sympathetic, timely, usable, useful, utilitarian, valuable |
Antonyms: |
disadvantageous, harmful, hurtful, injurious, unconstructive, unhelpful, useless, worthless |
| 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: | pragmatic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sensible |
Synonyms: |
businesslike, commonsensical, down-to-earth, efficient, hard, hard-boiled, hardheaded, logical, matter-of-fact, practical, realistic, sober, unidealistic, utilitarian |
Antonyms: |
idealistic, unreasonable |
| 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: | serviceable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | useful, functional |
Synonyms: |
advantageous, aiding, assistive, beneficial, convenient, dependable, durable, efficient, handy, hard-wearing, helpful, invaluable, operative, practical, profitable, usable, utile, utilitarian, valuable |
Antonyms: |
unhelpful, unprofitable, unserviceable, useless, weak, worthless |
| 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 |