Synonyms for down-to-earth
down-to-earth

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1. down-to-earthadjective

   Practical; realistic; pragmatic.

   He had a down-to-earth attitude that translated into a straightforward, but effective strategy.

   Synonyms:
   have ones feet on the ground, earth-bound

   Antonyms:
   have ones head in the clouds

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1. down-to-earth, earthyadjective

   sensible and practical

   "has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem"; "her earthy common sense"

   Synonyms:
   gross, vulgar, crude, earthy

   Antonyms:
   unrealistic

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1. List of paraphrases for "down-to-earth":

   realistic, pragmatic, mundane, solid

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1. Scott Kelly:

   The telomeres are the things that are in our chromosomes that are indications of our physical age, so as we age, they get shorter – mine got longer in space, so it was a little bit like the fountain of youth – unfortunately when I got back down to Earth they went back down to where they were.

2. Helene Lipe:

   He's a real person. He just seems real, there's a sense of falseness to politicians. It's just his down-to-earth honesty.

3. Minnie John:

   I said,' Can I take a picture ?' and Julie Brown said,' Of course,' and gave me a big hug and we took a picture, they were so down to earth, so genuine, so sweet : Not at all how you might expect a big actor or a big doctor to be -- which they are. They were just so humble, so loving.

4. Muhammed Afzaal Hussain . '':

   He was the most generous, kind, giving, patient, and down-to-earth person that I could ever meet, he was very hard working.

5. Daniel Zhao:

   The labor market in March came in like a lion with a banking crisis and more layoffs, and is going out like a lamb with a solid jobs report, the labor market is still strong, but it’s gliding slowly back down to Earth.