Adjective pragmatic has 3 senses
- matter-of-fact, pragmatic, pragmatical - concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip"
Antonym: impractical (indirect, via practical)
- pragmatic, pragmatical - of or concerning the theory of pragmatism
- hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic - 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"
Antonym: unrealistic (indirect, via realistic)
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