Synonyms for PRAGMATIC: practical, realistic, sensible, logical, rational, cynical, down-to-earth, matter-of-fact; Antonyms of PRAGMATIC: idealistic, impractical, unrealistic, utopian, visionary, imaginative, blue-sky, romantic

/præɡˈmætɪk/ solving problems in a practical and sensible way rather than by having fixed ideas or theories synonym realistic a pragmatic approach to management problems

prag•mat•ic /prægˈmætɪk/ adj. concerned with practical considerations of one's actions, and less concerned with principles; having a practical point of view: made a purely pragmatic decision to go along with the boss.

The word "pragmatic" has existed in English since the 1500s, a word borrowed from French and ultimately derived from Greek via Latin. The Greek word pragma, meaning business, deed or act, is a noun derived from the verb prassein, to do.