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19
realistic(adjective, calm, hard, sound, tough)
15
rational(adjective, calm, hard, sound, reasonable)
11
matter-of-fact(adjective, hard, sound, reasonable, excite)
11
practical(adjective, calm, hard, sound, tough)
9
pragmatic(adjective, hard, sound, simple, tough)
8
reasonable(adjective, calm, hard, sound, sensible)
8
sane(adjective, hard, sound, reasonable, sensible)
8
sober(adjective, calm, dull, hard, sound)
6
practicable(reasonable, useful, practical, realistic)
5
hard-boiled(adjective, calm, hard, sound, simple)
5
sound(adjective, calm, hard, reasonable, sensible)
4
unidealistic(adjective, hard, sound, simple, tough)
3
commonsensical(adjective, reasonable, sensible, rational, useful)
3
hands-on
2
everyday(hands-on, real-world)
1
both feet on the ground(expression, idiom, reasonable, useful, realistic)
1
constructive(reasonable, useful, realistic, hands-on)
1
doable(reasonable, useful, realistic, hands-on)
1
efficient(practical, realistic, hands-on, real-world)
1
empirical(reasonable, useful, realistic, hands-on)
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