Synonyms of pragmatism

pragmatism

noun

as in realism

Related Words

• realism
• cynicism
• desperation
• hopelessness
• despair
• discouragement
• gloom
• bleakness
• cheerlessness
• dreariness
• skepticism
• gloominess
• concern
• pessimism
• disheartenment
• apprehension
• caution
• bearishness

Dissimilar Words

• optimism
• cheerfulness
• brightness
• sanguinity
• bullishness
• hopefulness
• hope
• sunniness
• perkiness
• rosiness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pragmatism

Artists moved in and created a milieu of pragmatism and imagination felt to this day, though a series of renovations had made this particular apartment feel more modern than Lesnoff-Rocard would have wished. — Felix Wagner, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2026

Before leaders such as Cox and Warnock were on the national stage, Hogan’s pragmatism, steady leadership and independence kept a better version of politics alive even as our public culture raced toward callousness and cruelty. — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2026

But to be sure, for your readers and viewers, those cases are facially hard to reconcile beyond the court engaging in pure pragmatism. — John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 1 July 2026

And the passion on the right has led to a kind of pragmatism on the left. — Kevin Townsend, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026