This chapter examines objections to the legitimacy of metaphysics. It first outlines a positive account of metaphysics as the study of the fundamental features of reality, assuming its mind-independent existence. The chapter then addresses three primary forms of the so-called dismissivism: anti-realism, semanticism, and epistemicism, which question the substantive nature of metaphysical questions. By exploring metaphysical realism, the chapter argues that none of the views conclusively undermines the value of metaphysics.