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fortitude - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: fortitude
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: strength of mind; guts
Synonyms: backbone*, boldness, bravery, constancy, courage, determination, endurance, firmness, grit*, hardihood, heart, mettle, moxie, nerve, patience, perseverance, pith, pluck, resolution, spine*, spirit, spunk, stamina, starch, staying power, stomach, tenacity, valor, braveness, courageousness, dauntlessness, fearlessness, gutsiness, intrepidity, resoluteness, stick-to-itiveness, stoutheartedness, true grit, valiancy, valorousness, what it takes
Antonyms: cowardice, helplessness, weakness
Main Entry: bravery
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: boldness
Synonyms: courage, daring, fortitude, gallantry, grit, guts, heroism, mettle, pluck, spirit, spunk, valor, dauntlessness, fearlessness, hardiness, indomitability, intrepidity, pluckiness
Antonyms: cowardice, diffidence, humility, timidity
Main Entry: composure
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: calmness, collectedness
Synonyms: accord, aplomb, assurance, balance, calm, contentment, control, cool*, coolness, dignity, ease, equanimity, equilibrium, evenness, fortitude, harmony, moderation, nonchalance, peace of mind, poise, polish, presence of mind, quiet, repose, sang-froid, self-assurance, self-control, self-possession, serenity, sobriety, stability, tranquility, cool head, coolheadedness, dispassion, even temper, imperturbability, inexcitability, levelheadedness, placidity, quietude, sedateness
Antonyms: agitation, excitement, upset, arousal, discomposure, perturbedness
Main Entry: encouragement
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: help, support
Synonyms: advance, advocacy, aid, animation, assistance, backing, boost, cheer, comfort, confidence, consolation, easement, faith, favor, firmness, fortitude, helpfulness, hope, incentive, incitement, inspiration, optimism, promotion, refreshment, relief, reward, softening, stimulation, stimulus, succor, supporting, trust, urging, consoling, enlivening, inspiritment, invigoration, reassurance, reassuring, relieving, shot in the arm, solacing
Antonyms: denunciation, derision, deterrent, discouragement
Main Entry: forbearance
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: resisting, avoidance
Synonyms: abstinence, endurance, fortitude, moderation, patience, resignation, restraint, self-control, temperance, tolerance, going easy on, living with, longanimity, patientness, refraining
Antonyms: continuation, indulgence, involvement, use, pursual
Main Entry: guts
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: nerve, boldness
Synonyms: audacity, backbone*, courage, daring, effrontery, fortitude, grit*, hardihood, heart*, intestinal fortitude*, mettle, moxie*, pluck, resolution, spine*, spirit, spunk*, willpower, dauntlessness, forcefulness, sand*
Antonyms: cowardice, fear, timidity
Main Entry: heroism
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: bravery
Synonyms: boldness, courage, daring, fortitude, gallantry, nobility, prowess, spirit, strength, valor, courageousness, doughtiness, fearlessness, intrepidity, valiance, valiancy, valorousness
Antonyms: cowardice, fear, meekness, timidity
Main Entry: mettle
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: boldness, strength of character
Synonyms: animation, ardor, backbone, bravery, caliber, courage, daring, disposition, energy, fire, force, fortitude, gallantry, grit*, guts*, hardihood, heart*, life*, makeup, moxie, nature, nerve, pluck, quality, resolution, resolve, spirit, spunk, stamina, stamp*, starch, temper, temperament, valor, vigor, vitality, dauntlessness, gameness, indomitability, kidney
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: oomph
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: energy
Synonyms: animation, ardor, dash, drive, effectiveness, endurance, exertion, fire, force, fortitude, go, hardihood, initiative, intensity, juice, life, liveliness, might, moxie*, muscle, pep, pizzazz, pluck, potency, power, punch, spirit, stamina, steam, strength, vigor, vim, virility, vitality, zeal, zest, zing, zip, birr, forcefulness, get-up-and-go
Main Entry: patience
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: capacity, willingness to endure
Synonyms: backbone*, bearing, calmness, composure, constancy, cool*, diligence, endurance, equanimity, forbearance, fortitude, grit*, guts*, heart, humility, intestinal fortitude*, leniency, long-suffering, moderation, moxie*, passiveness, perseverance, persistence, poise, resignation, restraint, self-control, serenity, starch*, staying power*, stoicism, submission, tolerance, yielding, even temper, gutsiness, imperturbability, legs, longanimity, nonresistance, passivity, sufferance, toleration
Antonyms: agitation, frustration, impatience, intolerance
Main Entry: spunk
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: courage, nerve
Synonyms: backbone, determination, doggedness, fortitude, grit*, gumption*, guts*, intestinal fortitude*, mettle, moxie*, pluck, resolution, spirit, gameness, toughness, true grit
Antonyms: cowardice
Main Entry: stamina
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: strength, vigor
Synonyms: backbone*, endurance, energy, force, fortitude, grit*, guts*, heart, intestinal fortitude*, moxie*, power, resilience, resistance, starch*, staying power, tolerance, vim, vitality, zip*, gutsiness, indefatigability, legs, lustiness, power of endurance, toleration
Antonyms: apathy, lack, laziness, lethargy, weakness
Main Entry: staying power
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: stamina
Synonyms: backbone*, endurance, fortitude, grit*, guts*, heart, intestinal fortitude*, resilience, tolerance, vitality, gutsiness, legs, power of endurance
Main Entry: valor
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: bravery
Synonyms: backbone*, boldness, courage, dash*, defiance, derring-do*, determination, fight, firmness, fortitude, gallantry, grit*, guts*, hardihood, heart, heroism, intestinal fortitude*, mettle, moxie*, nerve, pluck, prowess, resolution, spirit, spunk, starch*, stomach*, tenacity, fearlessness, indomitableness, intrepidity, invincibility, sand*, valiance, valiancy
Antonyms: cowardice
Main Entry: virtue
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: honor, integrity
Synonyms: advantage, asset, character, charity, chastity, consideration, credit, excellence, faith, faithfulness, fortitude, generosity, goodness, hope, ideal, innocence, justice, kindness, love, merit, morality, plus*, probity, prudence, purity, quality, rectitude, respectability, righteousness, temper, temperance, uprightness, value, worth, ethic, ethicality, ethicalness, fineness, good point, high-mindedness, incorruptibility, trustworthiness, worthiness
Antonyms: dishonor, evil, vice, immorality
Main Entry: intestinal fortitude
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: strength of will
Synonyms: backbone, chutzpah, courage, endurance, energy, fitness, fortitude, guts, heart, moxie, spunk, stamina, staying power, stick-to-it-iveness, strength, vigor, wind, balls, brass balls, gutsiness, toughness
Main Entry: manhood
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: maturity
Synonyms: boldness, bravery, chivalry, courage, daring, determination, firmness, fortitude, gallantry, hardihood, honor, machismo, manliness, masculinity, mettle, nobility, potency, resolution, spirit, tenacity, valor, virility, adulthood, forcefulness, manfulness, resoluteness, self-reliance, sturdiness
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