Antonyms for unidealistic
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : ahy-dee-uh-lis-tik, ahy-dee-uh- |
Phonetic Transcription : aɪˌdi əˈlɪs tɪk, ˌaɪ di ə- |
- cultured
- elegant
- emotional
- excitable
- excited
- fanciful
- idealistic
- imaginative
- impossible
- impractical
- incapable
- inefficient
- inexperienced
- insincere
- irrational
- lively
- refined
- sophisticated
- unattainable
- unfeasible
- unlikely
- unnecessary
- unproficient
- unrealistic
- unreasonable
- unseasoned
- unsensible
- unserviceable
- unskilled
- unsound
- untrained
- unwise
- unworkable
- useless
- worthless
Definition of unidealistic
Origin :- 1829; see idealist + -ic.
- As in matter-of-fact : adj realistic, unembellished
- As in practical : adj realistic, useful
- As in pragmatic : adj sensible
- As in realistic : adj sensible, matter-of-fact
- As in utilitarian : adj practical
- As in naturalistic : adj realistic
- As in pragmatical : adj realistic
- As in true-life : adj realistic
- As in unromantic : adj realistic
- As in down-to-earth : adj reasonable, practical
- As in earthy : adj unsophisticated
- That such an unidealistic enterprise should not flourish on American soil is worth noting.
- Extract from : « The Old Coast Road » by Agnes Rothery
Synonyms for unidealistic
- apathetic
- applied
- astute
- bawdy
- both feet on the ground
- businesslike
- calm
- coarse
- cold
- cold-blooded
- common
- commonsense
- commonsensical
- constructive
- crude
- deadpan
- doable
- down
- down home
- down-to-earth
- dry
- dull
- earthy
- easy
- easygoing
- effective
- efficient
- emotionless
- empirical
- experimental
- factual
- feasible
- flat
- folksy
- functional
- funky
- handy
- hard
- hard-boiled
- hardboiled
- hardheaded
- home folk
- homely
- homey
- impassive
- impersonal
- implicit
- in action
- in operation
- indelicate
- levelheaded
- lifeless
- lifelike
- logical
- lowbred
- lusty
- matter-of-fact
- mundane
- naked
- natural
- naturalistic
- no-nonsense
- nuts and bolts
- objective
- operative
- orderly
- phlegmatic
- plain
- plainspoken
- possible
- practicable
- practical
- pragmatic
- pragmatical
- prosaic
- prosy
- prudent
- rational
- real
- realistic
- reasonable
- ribald
- robust
- rough
- sane
- sensible
- serious
- serviceable
- shrewd
- simple
- sober
- solid
- sound
- stoic
- stolid
- systematic
- tough-minded
- true
- true-life
- truthful
- unaffected
- unfantastic
- unidealistic
- unimaginative
- unimpassioned
- uninhibited
- unrefined
- unromantic
- unsentimental
- unvarnished
- usable
- useful
- utile
- utilitarian
- virtual
- workable
- workaday
- working
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