pragmatic
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land
Types & categories
- imperial decree hypernym
Sense 2 adjective
concerned with practical matters
a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
of or concerning the theory of pragmatism
Related & opposite
- pragmatism derivation
- pragmatism pertains to
Sense 4 adjective
guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
a hardheaded appraisal of our position
Related & opposite
- practice derivation
- practicality derivation
- realism derivation
- realistic similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | imperial decree |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | realism |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | practical |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | pragmatism |
| 3 | pertains to | Related & opposite | pragmatism |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | practice |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | practicality |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | realism |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | realistic |