Synonyms for pragmatic
prag·mat·ic

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1. pragmaticadjective

   Antonyms:
   idealistic

2. pragmaticadjective

   Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory

   The sturdy furniture in the student lounge was pragmatic, but unattractive.

   Synonyms:
   realistic, down-to-earth, functional, practical, utilitarian

   Antonyms:
   idealistic

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1. pragmatic sanction, pragmaticadjective

   an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land

   Synonyms:
   pragmatic sanction

   Antonyms:
   unrealistic, impractical

2. matter-of-fact, pragmatic, pragmaticaladjective

   concerned with practical matters

   "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip"

   Synonyms:
   hard-nosed, pragmatical, hardheaded, prosaic, matter-of-fact, practical

   Antonyms:
   unrealistic, impractical

3. pragmatic, pragmaticaladjective

   of or concerning the theory of pragmatism

   Synonyms:
   hard-nosed, pragmatical, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, practical

   Antonyms:
   impractical, unrealistic

4. hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmaticadjective

   guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory

   "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics"

   Synonyms:
   practical(a), pragmatical, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, mulish, hard-nosed, virtual(a), practical

   Antonyms:
   unrealistic, impractical

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1. List of paraphrases for "pragmatic":

   practical, action-oriented, realistic, pragmatist, businesslike, down-to-earth, practice-oriented, pragmatism, results-oriented

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1. Chief Executive Vittorio Colao:

   Every market is different, we are very pragmatic, we do whatever it takes to give better services and have better returns.

2. Maria Salazar:

   The difference between us and other communities is that we have a point of reference. We know what Venezuela and Cuba and Nicaragua and Ecuador and Peru and Argentina and Chile look like. We know Mexico. We know, so it's very easy to compare, my parents fled socialism, and anything that has that word attached to it, whether its democratic socialism or pragmatic socialism, that's all the theory. It's not the practice. We have experienced the practice. We have the wounds, and we have the whips on our backs. We know. We know what socialism means.

3. Kevin Kelley:

   To suggest Senator Collins has changed is laughable. Senator Collins is constantly being criticized by extremists on the far left and the far right, yet Senator Collins has never wavered, republicans, Democrats, and Independents are yearning for pragmatic, common sense leadership, and that's what Senator Collins has always, and will continue to, bring to the table.

4. Zhang Baohui:

   This is something entirely fresh for Taiwan politics – here is a candidate who sees everything through the pragmatic angle of a businessman rather than raw politics or ideology, he has no baggage and that will be a fascinating scenario.

5. Daniel Pout:

   They seem very pragmatic, which to me does n’t seem Democratic Socialist, they have to almost be non-socialist in order to be popular.