down to earth

[doun-too-urth, -tuh-] / ˈdaʊn tuˈɜrθ, -tə- /

ADJECTIVE

practical

Synonyms

WEAK

commonsensical earthy folksy informal levelheaded matter-of-fact natural plainspoken pragmatic real realistic reasonable rustic sensible simple sober-minded unassuming unpretentious

Antonyms

WEAK

dreamy fanciful idealistic

down-to-earth

ADJECTIVE

reasonable, practical

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hardheaded no-nonsense plainspoken pragmatic realistic sensible sober

WEAK

common commonsense easy hard hardboiled matter-of-fact mundane rational sane unfantastic unidealistic unsentimental

Antonyms

STRONGEST

irrational unrealistic unreasonable

WEAK

excitable excited impractical unsensible

Example Sentences

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And Winslet's humorous stories about her home life left Eryn surprised at how down to earth the Oscar winner is.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

If SpaceX stock comes down to earth after its market debut, it will take the entire space sector with it.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

I think there’s nothing cooler than when you meet an artist who had a storied career and they seem completely down to earth and easy to talk to, and not condescending or patronizing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

The firm sold a chunk of its giant stake last Wednesday and Thursday, at prices ranging from $250 to $702, the filings show, as the stock fell back down to earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Rabi did his best to bring them down to earth.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

down to earth

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