| Main Entry: | gameness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | courage |
Synonyms: |
adventuresomeness, adventurousness, audacity, backbone, braveness, bravery, bravura, courageousness, daring, dash, dauntlessness, determination, doughtiness, endurance, enterprise, fearlessness, firmness, fortitude, gallantry, grit, guts, hardihood, heart |
| 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: | fight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | courage, will to resist |
Synonyms: |
aggression, aggressiveness, attack, backbone, belligerence, boldness, combativeness, gameness, hardihood, mettle, militancy, pluck, pugnacity, resistance, spirit |
| Main Entry: | grit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | courage, determination |
Synonyms: |
backbone, daring, doggedness, fortitude, gameness, guts*, hardihood, intestinal fortitude, mettle, moxie*, nerve, perseverance, pluck, resolution, spine, spirit, spunk, steadfastness, tenacity, toughness |
Antonyms: |
cowardice, timidity, weakness |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | nerve |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | braveness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | courage |
Synonyms: |
boldness, bravery, courageousness, daring, daringness, dauntlessness, fearlessness, gallantry, gameness, grit, guts, heart, heroism, intrepidity, intrepidness, mettle, nerve, pluck, pluckiness, stoutheartedness, undauntedness, valiance, valiancy, valiantness, valor |