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89 entries under realistic topic. ×
| dull(noun, adjective, simple, tough, rational) | |
| no-nonsense(adjective, calm, simple, tough, severe) | |
| reasonable(adjective, calm, hard, sound, sensible) | |
| sane(adjective, hard, sound, reasonable, sensible) | |
| sensible(adjective, hard, sound, tough, reasonable) | |
| shrewd(hard, sound, tough, reasonable, sharp) | |
| stolid(noun, adjective, tough, rational, straightforward) | |
| tough-minded(adjective, hard, sound, uncompromising) | |
| applied(reasonable, useful, hands-on, real-world) | |
| astute(hard, sound, tough, reasonable, sharp) | |
| both feet on the ground(expression, idiom, reasonable, useful) | |
| businesslike(hard, sound, reasonable, sharp, sensible) | |
| calm(adjective, tough, sensible, restrained, rational) | |
| commonsense(hard, sound, reasonable, sensible, practical) | |
| commonsensical(reasonable, useful, practical, applied) | |
| constructive(reasonable, useful, applied, hands-on) | |
| deadpan(adjective, tough, rational, straightforward, detached) | |
| doable(reasonable, useful, applied, hands-on) | |
| dry(adjective, tough, rational, straightforward, sober) | |
| efficient(practical, applied, hands-on, real-world) |
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