Practical and Utopian

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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

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Utopian is an antonym for practical.

Utopian adjective - Having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality.

Usage example: a plan to revitalize the city's decaying downtown that proved to be overly ambitious and utopian

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Practical is an antonym for utopian.

Nearby Word: utopia

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