| Main Entry: | bravery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boldness |
Synonyms: |
courage, daring, dauntlessness, fearlessness, fortitude, gallantry, grit, guts, hardiness, heroism, indomitability, intrepidity, mettle, pluck, pluckiness, spirit, spunk, valor |
Antonyms: |
cowardice, diffidence, humility, timidity |
| Main Entry: | bravery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
self, adventurous, audacious, audaculous, aweless, bodacious, bold, brave, chivalrous, confident, courageous, daring, dashing, dauntless, determined, dogged, doughty, dreadless, enterprising, fearless, fierce, firm, gallant, hardy, heroic, impavid, indomitable, intrepid, lionhearted, lionlike, manful, manly, mettlesome, penthesilean, plucky, pugnacious, reassured, resolute, savage, spirited, spiritful, stout, unabashed, unalarmed, unappalled, unapprehensive, unawed, unblenched, unblenching, undaunted, undismayed, undreaded, unfeared, unshrinking, valiant, valorous, venturesome, venturous
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| Main Entry: | assurance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | confidence |
Synonyms: |
aggressiveness, aplomb, arrogance, assuredness, audacity, boldness, bravery, certainty, certitude, conviction, coolness, courage, effrontery, faith, firmness, impudence, nerve, poise, positiveness, presumption, security, self-confidence, self-reliance, sureness, surety, temerity, trust |
Antonyms: |
confusion, distrust, doubt, fear, hesitancy, misgiving, shyness, uncertainty |
| Main Entry: | audacity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | recklessness, daring |
Synonyms: |
adventurousness, audaciousness, boldness, bravery, courage, dauntlessness, enterprise, fearlessness, guts, intrepidity, nerve, rashness, valor, venturesomeness |
Antonyms: |
care, carefulness, caution, reserve, timidity |
| Main Entry: | courage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boldness, braveness |
Synonyms: |
adventuresomeness, adventurousness, audacity, backbone, bravery, bravura, daring, dash, dauntlessness, determination, endurance, enterprise, fearlessness, firmness, fortitude, gallantry, gameness, grit, guts, hardihood, heroism, intrepidity, lion-heartedness, mettle, nerve, pluck, power, prowess, pugnacity, rashness, recklessness, resolution, spirit, spunk, stoutheartedness, temerity, tenacity, valor, venturesomeness, élan |
Antonyms: |
cowardice, faint-heartedness, fear, meekness, timidity, weakness |
| Main Entry: | determination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | perseverance |
Synonyms: |
assurance, backbone*, boldness, bravery, certainty, certitude, constancy, conviction, courage, dauntlessness, decision, dedication, doggedness, dogmatism, drive, energy, fearlessness, firm-ness, fortitude, grit, guts*, hardihood, heart*, independence, indomitability, intrepidity, nerve*, obstinacy, persistence, pluck, purpose, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolution, resolve, self-confidence, single-mindedness, spine, spunk*, steadfastness, stiff upper lip, stubbornness, tenacity, valor, willpower |
Antonyms: |
disinterest, doubt, hesitation, irresolution, spinelessness, vacillation |
| Main Entry: | fortitude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strength of mind; guts |
Synonyms: |
backbone*, boldness, braveness, bravery, constancy, courage, courageousness, dauntlessness, determination, endurance, fearlessness, firmness, grit, gutsiness, hardihood, heart, intrepidity, mettle, moxie, nerve, patience, perseverance, pith, pluck, resoluteness, resolution, spine, spirit, spunk, stamina, starch, staying power, stick-to-itiveness, stomach, stoutheartedness, tenacity, true grit, valiancy, valor, valorousness, what it takes |
Antonyms: |
cowardice, helplessness, weakness |
| Main Entry: | heart |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | courage |
Synonyms: |
boldness, bravery, dauntlessness, fortitude, gallantry, guts*, mettle, mind, moxie*, nerve, pluck, purpose, resolution, soul, spirit, spunk*, will |
Antonyms: |
cowardice, fear |
| Main Entry: | mettle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boldness, strength of character |
Synonyms: |
animation, ardor, backbone, bravery, caliber, courage, daring, dauntlessness, disposition, energy, fire, force, fortitude, gallantry, gameness, grit, guts*, hardihood, heart*, indomitability, kidney, life*, makeup, moxie, nature, nerve, pluck, quality, resolution, resolve, spirit, spunk, stamina, stamp, starch, temper, temperament, valor, vigor, vitality |
| Notes: | meddle means to intrude or interfere in other people's affairs or business; mettle is the courage and fortitude to carry on; a medal is a piece of metal in the form of a coin intended to be used as an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event |
Antonyms: |
weakness |
| Main Entry: | moxie |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | courage |
Synonyms: |
adventuresomeness, adventurousness, audacity, backbone, boldness, braveness, bravery, daring, dash, dauntlessness, determination, fearlessness, fortitude, gameness, grit, guts, hardihood, mettle, nerve, pluck, prowess, spirit, spunk, stamina, tenacity, toughness, valor |