pragmatic

English Thesaurus

1. an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	imperial decree,
definition	:	a decree issued by a sovereign ruler (noun.communication)

2. concerned with practical matters (adj.all)

similar	:	practical,
definition	:	concerned with actual use or practice (adj.all)

3. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory (adj.all)

similar	:	realistic,
definition	:	aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are (adj.all)

4. concerned with practical matters (adj.all)

derivation	:	pragmatism, realism,
definition	:	the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth (noun.attribute)

5. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory (adj.all)

derivation	:	pattern, practice,
definition	:	a customary way of operation or behavior (noun.act)

derivation	:	practicality,
definition	:	concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	pragmatism, realism,
definition	:	the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth (noun.attribute)

6. of or concerning the theory of pragmatism (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	pragmatism,
definition	:	(philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	pragmatism,
definition	:	(philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value (noun.cognition)

7. concerned with practical matters (adj.all)

derivation	:	pragmatism, realism,
definition	:	the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth (noun.attribute)

8. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory (adj.all)

derivation	:	pattern, practice,
definition	:	a customary way of operation or behavior (noun.act)

derivation	:	practicality,
definition	:	concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	pragmatism, realism,
definition	:	the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth (noun.attribute)

9. of or concerning the theory of pragmatism (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	pragmatism,
definition	:	(philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	pragmatism,
definition	:	(philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value (noun.cognition)