idealless

adjective

Definition of ideallessnext
as in practical

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idealless
  1. practical
  2. utilitarian
  3. pragmatic
  4. realistic
  5. reasonable
  6. matter-of-fact
  7. logical
  8. down-to-earth
Adjective
  • What Enterprises Should Do Now For a technology buyer, the practical move is to treat the agent gateway as a diligence checklist rather than a purchase.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • As a perpetually on-the-go woman, my chic mom is rotating through a range of practical styles this season.
    — Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 6 July 2026
Definition of practical
Adjective
  • Not your dad’s camping chairs, Jasper Morrison’s take on the utilitarian seating is distinctly Scandinavian.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026
  • The utilitarian furniture and forgettable decor have been replaced with richer textures and more thoughtful design details throughout.
    — Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 11 July 2026
Definition of utilitarian
Adjective
  • As with geopolitics, they’re getting used to navigating a new reality, more pragmatic than optimistic.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 9 July 2026
  • To this day, mainstream Democrats are attracted by pragmatic reforms such as the Affordable Care Act—which sought not to replace the entire American health-care system but to reform and widen access to it.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Definition of pragmatic
Adjective
  • Instead, protein coffee works best as a convenient addition to a balanced eating pattern, especially on busy mornings when a full meal is not realistic.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
  • Joe is the popular action figure line launched in mid-1960s as a realistic soldier toy but was relaunched into its modern incarnation in the 1980s.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Definition of realistic
Adjective
  • Part of what’s at work is a reasonable desire to give a party with more than its share of grizzled congressional veterans a jolt of youthful energy.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • This week prosecutors need only demonstrate that there are reasonable grounds to believe Robinson killed Kirk.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
Definition of reasonable
Adjective
  • So the visual language should also feel matter-of-fact and grounded in some way.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026
  • Now, once matter-of-fact lessons have become tense.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Definition of matter-of-fact
Adjective
  • Gatewood agrees that Chessy was a logical addition from the Wonderland canon.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
  • Jeff Hettick, vice president of Agile Mission Systems at GA-ASI, said adapting those capabilities to maritime operations was a logical next step.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
Definition of logical
Adjective
  • Natural wood-grain texture gives this bed a down-to-earth aesthetic but still winks at New England vintage.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 13 July 2026
  • If anything, this down-to-earth transit is here to shed light on what is genuinely worthy of your devotion.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
Definition of down-to-earth
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