Meanings
alternative down to earth
- idiomaticPractical; realistic; pragmatic.
He had a down-to-earth attitude that translated into a straightforward, but effective strategy.
Synonyms: have one's feet on the ground, earth-bound
- idiomaticOrdinary; normal; run-of-the-mill.
Relatable is to TikTok what aspirational was to Instagram—its most salient, sought-after quality. It signals a down-to-earth, democratic appeal.
2020 July 20, Carina Chocano, “Not So Bored in the House”, in Vanity Fair1 more example
"I'm sorry, but I'm not going to devote any of tonight's news to evil monkey shenanigans unless you can find something more down to earth to focus your report on."
2009 January 20, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Tuesday, Jan 20, 2009
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivePractical; realistic; pragmatic.
antonym(s) of “realistic”
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian практичен, реалистичен
- практичен (praktičen)practical; realistic
- реалистичен (realističen)practical; realistic
Chinese Mandarin 腳踏實地 /脚踏实地, 務實 /务实
- 腳踏實地 /脚踏实地 (jiǎotàshídì)practical; realistic
- 務實 /务实 (wùshí)practical; realistic
- 實際 /实际 (shíjì)practical; realistic
Finnish maanläheinen
- maanläheinenpractical; realistic
French terre à terre
- terre à terrepractical; realistic
German bodenständig
- bodenständigpractical; realistic
Hungarian gyakorlatias, prózai
- gyakorlatiaspractical; realistic
- prózaipractical; realistic
- pragmatikuspractical; realistic
- praktikuspractical; realistic
- józanpractical; realistic
Icelandic jarðbundinn
- jarðbundinnpractical; realistic
Japanese 地に足のついた
- 地に足のついた (chi ni ashi no tsuita)practical; realistic
Polish pragmatyczny, praktyczny
- pragmatycznypractical; realistic
- praktycznypractical; realistic
- realistycznypractical; realistic
Portuguese prático, pragmático
- práticopractical; realistic
- pragmáticopractical; realistic
- pé no chãopractical; realistic
Romanian cu picioarele pe pământ
- cu picioarele pe pământpractical; realistic
Russian приземлённый, практи́чный
- приземлённый (prizemljónnyj)practical; realistic
- практи́чный (praktíčnyj)practical; realistic
- реалисти́чный (realistíčnyj)practical; realistic
Spanish con los pies en la tierra
- con los pies en la tierrapractical; realistic
Swedish jordnära, chosefri
- jordnärapractical; realistic
- chosefripractical; realistic
- sjåsfripractical; realistic
Tagalog praktikal
- praktikalpractical; realistic
Ukrainian призе́млений
- призе́млений (pryzémlenyj)practical; realistic
Cite this entry
down-to-earth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down-to-earth
“down-to-earth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down-to-earth. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “down-to-earth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down-to-earth.
Source: down-to-earth on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.