| commonsensical(reasonable, useful, practical, realistic, applied) |
| constructive(reasonable, useful, realistic, applied, hands-on) |
| deadpan(adjective, tough, rational, straightforward, sober) |
| doable(reasonable, useful, realistic, applied, workaday) |
| down to earth(expression, idiom) |
| dry(adjective, tough, rational, straightforward, sober) |
| efficient(practical, realistic, applied, hands-on, real-world) |
| emotionless(adjective, tough, rational, straightforward, sober) |
| empirical(reasonable, useful, realistic, applied, hands-on) |
| experimental(reasonable, useful, realistic, applied, hands-on) |
| factual(adjective, tough, reasonable, sensible, rational) |
| feasible(adjective, tough, reasonable, sensible, rational) |
| functional(reasonable, useful, realistic, applied, hands-on) |
| hands-on(applied, real-world) |
| handy(reasonable, useful, realistic, applied, hands-on) |
| hard-headed |
| hardboiled(adjective, reasonable, sensible, sober, practical) |
| humdrum |
| impassive(adjective, tough, rational, straightforward, sober) |
| impersonal(adjective, tough, rational, straightforward, sober) |