ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsPpragmatic
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pragmatic
Meaning: dealing with things sensibly and realistically; practical rather than idealistic
pragmatic in a sentence
How pragmatic is used in real sentences:
She took a pragmatic approach to the problem and fixed what she could.
She took a pragmatic approach to the problem and fixed what she could.
“The restoration plan was pragmatic: engineers would remove only a forty-meter section, allowing the river to resume its work while leaving nearby farms shielded.”
— from the passage When the Water Returned
Synonyms for pragmatic
Other words for pragmatic — practical, realistic, sensible and level-headed — carry the same meaning.
- practical
- realistic
- sensible
- level-headed
Antonyms of pragmatic
Words that mean the opposite of pragmatic:
- idealistic
- impractical
- unrealistic
Where it comes from
From Greek pragma 'deed, act'
Memory hook
A PRAGmatic person wants PROGRess, not perfection.