Practical
Practical adjective - Willing to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly.
Usage example: a practical caseworker who doesn't spend a lot of time philosophizing while doing social work in the inner city
Skeptical and practical are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Skeptical" instead an adjective "Practical".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Adar (Nonna's husband and Richard Pini's literary stand-in) and Bolli (the Woodcutter's wife) stand out as skeptical and practical-minded folk who nonetheless are ready to work with the elves.
Source: Comic Book / ElfQuest - Superego: Bridgit Berks — Skeptical, practical, and more than a little bit moralizing.
Source: Freudian Trio / Web Media -
It's played with, in that while Count von Doom might be willing to exploit those innovations that have some practical use for him, he's skeptical and irritated when Reed speculates on a nonsensical idea (to Doom) that light might have a constant speed.
Source: It Will Never Catch On
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