9
realist(noun, adjective)
3
cynic
3
pessimist
3
pragmatic
2
pragmatist(noun, realist)
1
defeatist
1
practical
0
practical person(expression, idiom)
0
bearish
0
classicist
0
clear-eyed
0
clear-sighted
0
conservative(adjective, frugal, traditional values, cautious about change, to use sparingly)
0
despairing
0
doubter
0
downbeat
0
downer
0
failure
0
fatalist
0
hard-nosed
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