practicalities
Nuts and bolts
The practicalities of something are its concrete, real-world aspects—the details that must be handled to make something work: We loved the idea of moving abroad, but the practicalities of visas and healthcare gave us pause.
The word often signals a shift from abstract planning to nuts-and-bolts concerns: Let's discuss the practicalities.
Practical problem-solving philosophy
- common-senseBasic good judgment
- down-to-earthPractical and without pretension
- sensibleShowing good judgment
- groundedStable and realistic
matter-of-fact · no-nonsense · levelheaded · sober · prudent · realistic · hardheaded · clear-eyed
Completing a planned task
- applicationFormal request document
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- processSteps toward a result
operation · steps · tasks · workflow · action · how-to · mechanics · groundwork
Capacity to succeed
- workabilityEase of handling material
- achievabilityPossibility of accomplishment
- doabilityCapacity to be accomplished
- attainabilityCapacity to be reached
manageability · affordability · accessibility · sustainability · constraints · limitations · trade-offs · considerations
Arranging for future events
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- organizationStructured group with purpose
- arrangementsOrganized plans or configurations
details · provisions · preparations · accommodations · transportation · timing · budgeting · allocation
Practical value or purpose
- functionalityPractical operational capacity
- convenienceEase of use
- serviceabilityCapacity for practical use
- usabilityEase of interaction quality
helpfulness · benefit · advantage · value · suitability · relevance · purpose · applicability
pragmatism
Practical problem-solving philosophy
- common-senseBasic good judgment
- down-to-earthPractical and without pretension
- sensibleShowing good judgment
grounded · matter-of-fact · no-nonsense · levelheaded · sober · prudent · realistic · hardheaded · clear-eyed · unromantic
execution
Completing a planned task
- applicationFormal request document
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
process · operation · steps · tasks · workflow · action · how-to · mechanics · groundwork · legwork
viability
Capacity to succeed
- workabilityEase of handling material
- achievabilityPossibility of accomplishment
- doabilityCapacity to be accomplished
attainability · manageability · affordability · accessibility · sustainability · constraints · limitations · trade-offs · considerations · realities
planning
Arranging for future events
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- organizationStructured group with purpose
arrangements · details · provisions · preparations · accommodations · transportation · timing · budgeting · allocation · procurement
usefulness
Practical value or purpose
- functionalityPractical operational capacity
- convenienceEase of use
- serviceabilityCapacity for practical use
usability · helpfulness · benefit · advantage · value · suitability · relevance · purpose · applicability · handiness
- constraintsconstraint, limits, restrictions, deadline, restraints
- fundamentalsbasics, fundamentals, essentials, foundation, ABCs
practicalitiesideals
Standards of perfection
abstractions · principles · philosophy · ideology · concepts
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Aspects preventing practical execution
impossibilities · unfeasibilities · pipe dreams · fantasies · unrealities
practicalitiesthe sublime
Awe mixed with terror
spirituality · transcendence · metaphysics · aesthetics · romance
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