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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | daring, boldness |
| Synonyms: | assumption, assurance, audacity, backbone, brass, bravery, brazenness, cheek, chutzpah*, confidence, coolness, courage, crust, determination, effrontery, endurance, energy, face*, fearlessness, firmness, force, fortitude, gall*, gameness, grit, guts*, hardihood, hardiness, heart*, impertinence, impudence, insolence, intestinal fortitude, intrepidity, mettle, might, moxie*, pluck, presumption, resolution, sauce, spirit, spunk*, starch, steadfastness, stomach*, temerity, vigor, will |
| Antonyms: | fear, modesty, shyness, timidity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | perseverance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | diligence, hard work |
| Synonyms: | backbone*, constancy, continuance, cool, dedication, determination, doggedness, drive, endurance, grit, guts*, immovability, indefatigability, moxie*, persistence, pertinacity, pluck, prolonging, purposefulness, pursuance, resolution, sedulity, spunk, stamina, steadfastness, stick-to-itiveness, tenacity |
| Antonyms: | apathy, idleness, indolence, laziness, lethargy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pluck |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person's resolution, courage |
| Synonyms: | backbone*, boldness, bravery, dauntlessness, determination, grit, guts*, hardihood, heart*, intestinal fortitude, intrepidity, mettle, moxie*, nerve, resolution, spirit, spunk |
| Antonyms: | cowardice, dispiritedness, irresolution |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | powder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fine, loose grains made by crushing a solid |
| Synonyms: | crumb, dust, film, grain, grit, meal, particle, pounce, pulverulence, seed, talc |
| Antonyms: | solid |
| Main Entry: | prowess |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bravery |
| Synonyms: | backbone*, boldness, courage, daring, dauntlessness, fearlessness, gallantry, grit, guts*, heart*, heroism, intrepidity, mettle, moxie*, nerve, pluck, right stuff, spunk, starch, stomach*, stuff*, true grit, valiance, valiancy, valor, valorousness, what it takes |
| Antonyms: | cowardice, weakness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spirit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | soul, attitude |
| Synonyms: | air, animation, ardor, backbone*, boldness, breath, character, complexion, courage, dauntlessness, disposition, earnestness, energy, enterprise, enthusiasm, essence, fire, force, frame of mind, gameness, grit, guts*, heart, humor, jazz, life, life force, liveliness, mettle, mood, morale, motivation, nerve, oomph, outlook, psyche, quality, resolution, resolve, sparkle, spunk*, stoutheartedness, substance, temper, temperament, tenor, vigor, vital spark, vitality, warmth, will, willpower, zest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spunk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | courage, nerve |
| Synonyms: | backbone, determination, doggedness, fortitude, gameness, grit, gumption*, guts*, intestinal fortitude, mettle, moxie*, pluck, resolution, spirit, toughness, true grit |
| Antonyms: | cowardice |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stamina |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strength, vigor |
| Synonyms: | backbone*, endurance, energy, force, fortitude, grit, guts*, gutsiness, heart, indefatigability, intestinal fortitude, legs, lustiness, moxie*, power, power of endurance, resilience, resistance, starch, staying power, tolerance, toleration, vim, vitality, zip |
| Antonyms: | apathy, lack, laziness, lethargy, weakness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | staying power |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stamina |
| Synonyms: | backbone*, endurance, fortitude, grit, guts*, gutsiness, heart, intestinal fortitude, legs, power of endurance, resilience, tolerance, vitality |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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