both feet on the ground

ADJECTIVE

practical

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

WEAK

applied 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

STRONGEST

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

WEAK

incapable inexperienced unproficient unseasoned unserviceable unskilled untrained useless worthless

Example Sentences

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Other guys haven’t gotten visits in years but still find reasons to wake up, to put both feet on the ground, and, oddly enough, even to smile.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

“We need to keep both feet on the ground, keep on working. Every point is important. We need to keep the focus and stay humble.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2021

"In spite of all this success, we are well advised to keep both feet on the ground," Porsche CFO Lutz Meschke said.

From Reuters • Jul. 30, 2021

It’s hard enough to hit a target with both feet on the ground.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2015

I didn’t know you could feel this free with both feet on the ground.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon

both feet on the ground

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