45 entries under real-world topic. ×
| functional(adjective, active, useful, real, practical) | |
| efficient(adjective, strong, direct, energetic, lively) | |
| working(adjective, action, energetic, lively, active) | |
| serviceable(adjective, direct, active, useful, valuable) | |
| usable(adjective, free, friendly, appropriate, active) | |
| practicable(adjective, free, friendly, appropriate, active) | |
| useful(adjective, direct, active, valuable, real) | |
| in operation(expression, adjective, active, useful, real) | |
| workable(adjective, reasonable, sensible, active, useful) | |
| real(applied, hands-on) | |
| utilitarian(adjective, strong, reasonable, friendly, useful) | |
| applied(adjective, reasonable, sensible, useful, sober) | |
| both feet on the ground(expression, adjective, idiom, reasonable, sensible) | |
| businesslike(adjective, reasonable, sensible, useful, sober) | |
| commonsensical(adjective, reasonable, sensible, useful, sober) | |
| constructive(adjective, reasonable, friendly, sensible, useful) | |
| doable(adjective, reasonable, sensible, useful, sober) | |
| empirical(adjective, reasonable, sensible, useful, sober) | |
| experimental(adjective, reasonable, sensible, useful, sober) | |
| hands-on |
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