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realistic, useful adj.
experienced, proficient adj.

ADJECTIVE

realistic, useful

Synonyms

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businesslike constructive down-to-earth efficient factual feasible functional possible practicable pragmatic rational reasonable sane sensible sober workable

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applied both feet on the ground commonsensical doable empirical experimental handy hard-boiled implicit in action in operation matter-of-fact nuts and bolts operative orderly serviceable solid sound systematic unidealistic unromantic usable utile utilitarian virtual workaday working

Antonyms

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excited impossible impractical inefficient irrational unattainable unfeasible unlikely unrealistic unreasonable unsound unworkable

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incapable inexperienced unproficient unseasoned unserviceable unskilled untrained useless worthless

ADJECTIVE

experienced, proficient

Synonyms

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effective efficient sophisticated

WEAK

accomplished cosmopolitan qualified seasoned skilled trained versed vet veteran working worldly worldly-wise

Antonyms

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impotent ineffective weak

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impossible impractical incapable inefficient inexperienced unfeasible unproficient unrealistic unseasoned unserviceable unskilled untrained unworkable useless worthless

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more practical

This would involve delivering the cells through blood vessels and could be much more practical than performing a brain graft.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Millicent, the more practical of the pair, wrote “Widow,” a romantic story of forbidden love.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

The Affordable Care Act of 2010 took a more practical approach, aiming to ensure Americans don’t have to wait until they’re catastrophically ill to receive meaningful care.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

And then Dave Infante gave me a much more practical explanation.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

“Good men are often more practical than pretty,” said Mother.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys