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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental determination |
| Synonyms: | ambition, drive, dynamism, energy, enterprise, get-up-and-go, go*, gumption*, guts*, initiative, pep, punch, snap, spunk, starch, vigor, vitality |
| Antonyms: | discouragement, disinterest |
* = 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: | verve |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | energy, enthusiasm |
| Synonyms: | activity, ardor, dash, drive, endurance, fire, force, forcefulness, get-up-and-go, go, gumption, gusto, hardihood, intensity, juice, liveliness, moxie*, passion, pep, pizzazz, pluck, power, punch, sparkle, spirit, spunk, stamina, steam, strength, toughness, vigor, vim, virility, vitality, zeal, zest, zing, zip, élan |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | starch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strengthener |
| Synonyms: | backbone, drive, energy, formality, gumption, mettle, push, stiffness, strength, vigor, vitality |
| Main Entry: | wisdom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | insight, common sense |
| Synonyms: | acumen, astuteness, balance, brains, caution, circumspection, clear thinking, comprehension, discernment, discrimination, enlightenment, erudition, experience, foresight, good judgment, gumption*, horse sense, information, intelligence, judgment, judiciousness, knowledge, learning, pansophy, penetration, perspicacity, poise, practicality, prudence, reason, sagacity, sageness, sanity, sapience, savoir faire, savvy*, shrewdness, solidity, sophistication, stability, understanding |
| Antonyms: | ignorance, stupidity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | horse sense |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | common sense |
| Synonyms: | good sense, gumption, levelheadedness, plain sense, savvy, understanding |
| Main Entry: | practicality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | concern with actual use |
| Synonyms: | common sense, gumption, horse sense |
| Antonyms: | impracticality |
| Main Entry: | get-up-and-go |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drive |
| Synonyms: | ambition, clout, effort, energy, enterprise, fire in belly, goods*, gumption*, guts*, hustle, impellent, impetus, impulse, initiative, momentum, motivation, motive, moxie*, pep, pressure, punch*, push*, right stuff, spunk*, steam, stuff*, vigor, vitali |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | profundity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wisdom |
| Synonyms: | acumen, astuteness, balance, brains, caution, circumspection, clear thinking, comprehension, depth, discernment, discrimination, enlightenment, erudition, experience, foresight, good judgment, gumption*, horse sense, information, insight, intelligence, judgment, judiciousness, knowledge, learning, pansophy, penetration, perspicacity, poise, practicality, prudence, reason, sagaciousness, sagacity, sageness, sanity, sapience, savoir faire, savvy*, shrewdness, solidity, sophistication, stability, understanding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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