pragmatic (adj.)

practical rather than idealistic

Examples

• A pragmatic approach.

Key rules

• Pragmatic means practical and focused on results
• A pragmatic approach, a pragmatic decision
• Pragmatism is the noun

Common mistakes

• He took a pragmatism approach → He took a pragmatic approach
• The pragmatic is good → The pragmatic approach is good

Use cases

• Describing decisions
• Discussing policy
• Writing business advice