One of the miraculous passages in the life of Mohammed himself is traced plausibly by Sprenger to such a pragmatized metaphor.
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Pragmatize
Synonyms for "pragmatize" (2 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (1)
Adjective(1 words)
arty design
Related words (1)
Noun(1 words)
utilitarian design
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: arty design, utilitarian design.
- Sentence evidence is available for pragmatize, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "pragmatize".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "pragmatize"
Keep "pragmatize" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "pragmatize" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "pragmatize", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "pragmatize" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Anglophiles hoping to pragmatize Mexican culture along the lines of that of the United States, they regarded central and southern Mexico as the sick and lethargic consequence of Spanish oppression and Catholic obscurantism.
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When the reader is a critic, and obliged to respond determinately, he is likely to attack James with some exasperation, as not being properly passionate or properly ethical or properly modern or properly Victorian or as being too properly any of the above. In doing so the critic ceases to unconsciously pragmatize; teased out of his shell of moral anonymity he reveals as much about his own ethical and passional predilections as about those of James.
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But the oddness of the falsifiability criterion, and the impossibility, on Popper's account, of providing the necessary disposition-free singular descriptive statements which he requires for falsifiability (except at the price of attitudinal relativism) so pragmatize the notion of demarcation that it is not clear that it is doing any work at all.
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Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "pragmatize"?
Closest matches include arty design, utilitarian design.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "pragmatize"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.