pragmaticadjective
uk/præɡˈmæt.ɪk/us/præɡˈmæt̬.ɪk/C2 solving problems in a sensible way that suits the conditions that really exist now, rather than obeying fixed theories, ideas, or rules:
In business, the pragmatic approach to problems is often more successful than an idealistic one.
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Wise and sensible
- an old/a wise head on young shoulders idiom
- be a victory for common sense idiom
- canny
- discerning
- discriminating
- far-sighted
- gnomic
- legitimacy
- neatly
- no flies on sb idiom
- no-nonsense
- out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings) idiom
- perspective
- right-minded
- sagacious
- sage
- savoir-faire
- sensible
- wise
- wisely
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