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| 1. | [ adjective ] concerned with practical matters | |
| Synonyms: | pragmatical matter-of-fact | |
| Examples: | "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem" "a matter-of-fact account of the trip" |
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| Related terms: | practical | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory | |
| Synonyms: | practical hardheaded hard-nosed | |
| Examples: | "a hardheaded appraisal of our position" "a hard-nosed labor leader" "completely practical in his approach to business" "not ideology but pragmatic politics" |
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| Related terms: | realistic | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] of or concerning the theory of pragmatism | |
| Synonyms: | pragmatical | |
| Related terms: | pragmatism pragmatism | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory | |
| Synonyms: | practical hard-nosed hardheaded | |
| Examples: | "a hardheaded appraisal of our position" "a hard-nosed labor leader" "completely practical in his approach to business" "not ideology but pragmatic politics" |
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| Related terms: | realistic | |
| Similar spelling: |
pragmatics pragmatical prismatic pragmatist pragmatism prognathic prognostic pregnant pregnancy proximate |
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