Synonyms of pragmatist

pragmatist

noun

as in realist

Related Words

• realist
• cynic
• fatalist
• nihilist
• hardnose
• Jeremiah
• Cassandra
• naysayer
• anti-utopian
• defeatist
• knocker
• pessimist
• worrier
• worrywart

Dissimilar Words

• optimist
• idealist
• Pollyanna
• romantic
• dreamer
• romanticist
• visionary
• ideologue
• Don Quixote
• sentimentalist
• utopian
• idealizer
• fantast

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pragmatist

Craig ran instead as a hard-charging pragmatist who had fought her way into becoming the top Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Rezaei has been described as a hardline pragmatist, and that certainly showed in our interview. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

No, Crowley is casting himself as the kind of responsible pragmatist that fits the Upper Midwest ethos. — Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

Luckily for Rhaena, Lady Jeyne is a pragmatist — and one who feels slighted by Rhaenyra. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026

In embracing a rapprochement with the United States under President Obama, Raúl Castro, long seen as an ideologue by Cubanologists, played the hand of a pragmatist. — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 21 May 2026

In office he's been a pragmatist and some of his doubters are now key allies on some issues, including Democratic Governor Hochul, who is a partner in his push for universal childcare and now this new tax levied on the most wealthy part-time residents of New York City. — Leila Fadel, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026

Larijani oversaw the bloody repression of protesters in January but was widely seen as a pragmatist, and more moderate than Zolghadr. — Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026

Mahan painted himself as a pragmatist who led San José to being named the safest large city in the nation, reducing homelessness by one-third and spurring the construction of housing by reducing regulatory restrictions and fees. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026