| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accurate | correct and close to reality |
| 2. | achievable | able to be accomplished |
| 3. | actionable | ready for practical action |
| 4. | applied | put to practical use |
| 5. | attainable | possible to achieve |
| 6. | authentic | genuine and true to life |
| 7. | balanced | fair and realistic |
| 8. | battle-tested | proved under hard conditions |
| 9. | believable | easy to accept as true |
| 10. | businesslike | efficient and practical |
| 11. | calibrated | adjusted to real conditions |
| 12. | clear-eyed | seeing things as they are |
| 13. | clear-sighted | seeing reality clearly |
| 14. | coherent | making sense as a whole |
| 15. | concrete | specific and not abstract |
| 16. | convincing | able to make you believe |
| 17. | credible | worthy of belief |
| 18. | defensible | justifiable with facts or reason |
| 19. | detailed | including many true details |
| 20. | doable | possible to do |
| 21. | documentary-like | resembling real-life reporting |
| 22. | down-to-earth | practical and realistic |
| 23. | empirical | based on observation or experience |
| 24. | everyday | ordinary and true to life |
| 25. | evidence-based | supported by evidence |
| 26. | expedient | practical for a purpose |
| 27. | experienced | knowledgeable from real practice |
| 28. | fact-based | based on facts |
| 29. | fact-grounded | firmly based on facts |
| 30. | factual | concerned with actual facts |
| 31. | familiar | like ordinary real experience |
| 32. | feasible | possible and practical to do |
| 33. | field-tested | tested in actual use |
| 34. | fit-for-purpose | suitable for practical use |
| 35. | gritty | showing harsh reality |
| 36. | ground-level | close to practical reality |
| 37. | grounded | based on reality |
| 38. | hands-on | involving practical experience |
| 39. | hard-bitten | toughened by real experience |
| 40. | hard-nosed | tough and practical |
| 41. | hardheaded | practical and unsentimental |
| 42. | honest | truthful and not misleading |
| 43. | human | showing real human qualities |
| 44. | implementable | able to be put into effect |
| 45. | judicious | showing sound practical judgment |
| 46. | levelheaded | calm and sensible |
| 47. | lifelike | looking or seeming like real life |
| 48. | likely | probably true or possible |
| 49. | logical | consistent with clear reasoning |
| 50. | matter-of-fact | plain and practical |
| 51. | measured | careful and realistic |
| 52. | moderate | kept within sensible limits |
| 53. | multidimensional | having lifelike complexity |
| 54. | natural | true to ordinary life |
| 55. | naturalistic | aiming to show life accurately |
| 56. | nuanced | showing realistic complexity |
| 57. | objective | based on facts, not feelings |
| 58. | observational | based on watching real life |
| 59. | on solid ground | well supported by facts |
| 60. | ordinary | common and not idealized |
| 61. | plausible | seeming likely or reasonable |
| 62. | possible | able to happen or exist |
| 63. | practical | suited to real conditions |
| 64. | pragmatic | focused on practical results |
| 65. | probable | likely to be true |
| 66. | proportionate | kept to realistic scale |
| 67. | rational | based on reason and facts |
| 68. | real-world | relating to actual conditions |
| 69. | reasonable | sensible and grounded in reality |
| 70. | representative | typical of real conditions |
| 71. | restrained | kept within realistic limits |
| 72. | roadworthy | fit for actual use |
| 73. | sober | serious and realistic |
| 74. | solid | dependable and well grounded |
| 75. | stark | plain and sharply real |
| 76. | straightforward | plain and practical |
| 77. | streetwise | practical about real situations |
| 78. | supportable | able to be backed up |
| 79. | tempered | balanced by reality |
| 80. | tenable | able to be defended reasonably |
| 81. | tested | proved in real conditions |
| 82. | textured | rich in lifelike detail |
| 83. | tried-and-true | shown to work in practice |
| 84. | true-to-life | closely matching real life |
| 85. | unembellished | without added idealizing detail |
| 86. | unidealistic | free from idealism |
| 87. | unidealized | not made better than reality |
| 88. | unromantic | not idealized or sentimental |
| 89. | unsentimental | not guided by idealized feelings |
| 90. | unvarnished | plain and without idealizing |
| 91. | verisimilar | having the appearance of truth |
| 92. | verisimilitudinous | appearing true or real |
| 93. | viable | capable of working successfully |
| 94. | vivid | clear and lifelike |
| 95. | warts-and-all | showing flaws honestly |
| 96. | well-founded | based on good reasons |
| 97. | well-grounded | firmly based on facts |
| 98. | workable | able to succeed in practice |
| 99. | world-weary | made realistic by experience |
| 100. | worldly-wise | experienced in real life |
