| realistic(adjective, hard, sound, reasonable, sensible) |
| reasonable(adjective, hard, sound, sensible, true) |
| sane(adjective, hard, sound, reasonable, sensible) |
| sensible(adjective, hard, sound, reasonable, true) |
| shrewd(hard, sound, reasonable, sensible, practical) |
| sober(adjective, hard, sound, reasonable, sensible) |
| sound(hard, reasonable, sensible, practical, realistic) |
| unidealistic(adjective, hard, sound, reasonable, sensible) |
| unromantic(adjective, hard, sound, reasonable, sensible) |
| unsentimental(adjective, hard, sound, reasonable, sensible) |
| utilitarian(hard, sound, reasonable, sensible, practical) |
| level-headed(reasonable, sensible, practical) |
| matter of fact(expression, idiom, hardheaded) |
| mundane(adjective, reasonable, sensible, sober, practical) |
| naturalistic(adjective, realistic) |
| no-nonsense(adjective, reasonable, sensible, sober, practical) |
| objective(hard, sound, realistic) |
| prosaic(hard, sound, realistic) |
| tough-minded(hard, sound, realistic) |
| true-life(adjective, realistic) |