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down to earth

[doun-too-urth, -tuh-] / ˈdaʊn tuˈɜrθ, -tə- /
ADJECTIVE
practical
Synonyms
WEAK
commonsensical earthy folksy informal levelheaded matter-of-fact natural plainspoken pragmatic real realistic reasonable rustic sensible simple sober-minded unassuming unpretentious
Antonyms
WEAK
dreamy fanciful idealistic
down-to-earth
ADJECTIVE
reasonable, practical
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hardheaded no-nonsense plainspoken pragmatic realistic sensible sober
WEAK
common commonsense easy hard hardboiled matter-of-fact mundane rational sane unfantastic unidealistic unsentimental
Antonyms
STRONGEST
irrational unrealistic unreasonable
WEAK
excitable excited impractical unsensible

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SpaceX shares are ever-so-slightly coming back down to earth — but stock indexes represent a fresh catalyst that lurks on the horizon.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 20, 2026

But this week, the Federal Reserve could bring highflying parts of Wall Street back down to earth.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 14, 2026

McGinn does not take himself too seriously - possibly because he knows if he did that he would be brought crashing back down to earth by his grounded family and friends.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The question for investors is when supply may catch up to demand and bring price growth back down to earth.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Rabi did his best to bring them down to earth.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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