127 entries under realistic topic. ×

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experimental(adjective, useful, reasoning, intellectual)
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mundane(adjective, simple, tough, reasonable, sensible)
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serious(adjective, calm, tough, plain, dark)
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solid(adjective, useful, applied, hands-on)
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unidealistic(adjective, hard, sound, tough, reasonable)
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astute(adjective, hard, sound, tough, reasonable)
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commonsense(adjective, hard, sound, reasonable, sensible)
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earthy(adjective, hard, sound, simple, tough)
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in action(expression, adjective, idiom, useful)
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in operation(expression, adjective, useful, workaday)
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open(adjective, good, fit, sensible, useful)
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performable(reasonable, possible, workable, feasible)
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sage(adjective, sound, reasonable, sensible, rational)
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true(adjective, natural, real, genuine)
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unimaginative(adjective, simple, tough, plain, ordinary)
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utile(adjective, good, useful, valuable)
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all there(expression, adjective, calm, sound, reasonable)
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apathetic(adjective, tough, rational, straightforward, sober)
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both feet on the ground(expression, adjective, idiom, useful)
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canny(adjective, close, mean, reasonable, sensible)
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