Synonyms for pragmatism
ˈpræg məˌtɪz əmprag·ma·tism

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1. pragmatismnoun

   Antonyms:
   contemplation, idealism

2. pragmatismnoun

   Antonyms:
   idealism, contemplation

3. pragmatismnoun

   Antonyms:
   contemplation, idealism

4. pragmatismnoun

   Antonyms:
   idealism, contemplation

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1. pragmatismnoun

   (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value

   Synonyms:
   realism

2. realism, pragmatismnoun

   the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

   Synonyms:
   realism, naive realism, naturalism, realness, reality

Matched Categories

1. • Philosophical Doctrine
   • Philosophy
   • Practicality

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1. List of paraphrases for "pragmatism":

   realism, practicality, pragmatic

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1. Roderich Kiesewetter:

   The European Union is very much marked by the French approach, british output-orientated pragmatism is much closer to our approach.

2. Ben Anderstone:

   This is clearly a mandate for pragmatism, not centrism.

3. Temir Porras:

   There has to be a serene debate on economic strategy, the main problem is a lack of pragmatism in addressing the crisis itself, instead of trying to explain it with some political theory ... You can oppose capitalism but you cannot ignore that it exists.

4. Le Pen:

   The key word will be pragmatism, not ideology.

5. George Pagoulatos:

   Greece already has first-hand experience of economic populism and is now rejecting it, making a turn towards pragmatism, the vote in 2015 was one of hope, of desperation. Then the idealism collapsed. Now people are focusing on who they believe can deliver.