12
realistic(adjective, hard, sound, excite, real)
6
business-minded
6
practical(adjective, hard, sound, excite, real)
6
unsentimental(adjective, hard, sound, realistic, uncompromising)
5
hardheaded(adjective, hard, sound, excite, real)
5
unromantic(adjective, hard, sound, excite, real)
4
down-to-earth(adjective, hard, sound, excite, real)
4
matter-of-fact(adjective, hard, sound, excite, real)
4
pragmatic(adjective, hard, sound, excite, real)
3
hard(adjective, sound, excite, real, realistic)
3
hard-nosed(adjective, tough, realistic, shrewd)
3
pragmatical(adjective, hard, sound, excite, real)
3
prosaic(adjective, hard, sound, excite, real)
3
sober(adjective, hard, sound, excite, real)
2
determined(adjective, realistic)
2
hard-boiled(adjective, hard, sound, realistic, uncompromising)
2
hard-headed
2
objective(adjective, hard, sound, excite, real)
2
rational(adjective, hard, sound, realistic)
2
real(hard, sound, realistic)
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