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intestinal fortitude - 16 thesaurus results
| 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: | durability |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sturdiness over time |
| Synonyms: | backbone, constancy, endurance, grit, guts*, heart*, intestinal fortitude, moxie*, permanence, persistence, stamina, starch*, staying power*, durableness, gutsiness, hard as nails, imperishability, lastingness, stick-to-itiveness |
| Antonyms: | poorness, weakness, impermanency, unreliability |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nerve |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | daring, boldness |
| Synonyms: | assumption, assurance, audacity, backbone, brass*, bravery, cheek*, chutzpah*, confidence, coolness, courage, crust*, determination, effrontery, endurance, energy, face*, firmness, force, fortitude, gall*, grit*, guts*, hardihood, heart*, impertinence, impudence, insolence, intestinal fortitude, mettle, might, moxie*, pluck*, presumption, resolution, sauce*, spirit, spunk*, starch*, stomach*, temerity, vigor, will, brazenness, fearlessness, gameness, hardiness, intrepidity, steadfastness |
| Antonyms: | fear, modesty, shyness, timidity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
| Notes: | patience means the capacity to endure waiting, delay, or provocation without becoming angry or upset; patients are people who requires medical care |
| Antonyms: | agitation, frustration, impatience, intolerance |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pluck |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person's resolution, courage |
| Synonyms: | backbone*, boldness, bravery, determination, grit, guts*, hardihood, heart*, intestinal fortitude*, mettle, moxie*, nerve, resolution, spirit, spunk, dauntlessness, intrepidity |
| Antonyms: | cowardice, dispiritedness, irresolution |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tenacity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | diligence, stubbornness |
| Synonyms: | application, backbone, chutzpah*, clock*, courage, determination, doggedness, firmness, grit, guts*, heart*, intestinal fortitude*, moxie*, nerve, obstinacy, perseverance, persistence, resolution, resolve, spunk, starch*, stomach*, gutsiness, guttiness, inflexibility, intransigence, obduracy, pertinacity, resoluteness, staunchness, steadfastness, stick-to-itiveness, strength of purpose, true grit, what it takes, willfulness |
| Antonyms: | indifference, weakness, irresolution, slackness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | backbone |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strength of character |
| Synonyms: | courage, determination, firmness, fortitude, grit, guts, hardihood, heart, intestinal fortitude*, mettle, moral fiber, nerve, pluck, resolution, resolve, spunk, stamina, tenacity, will, willpower, steadfastness, toughness |
| Antonyms: | weakness, ineptness, powerlessness, spinelessness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | endurance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bearing hardship; staying power |
| Synonyms: | ability, allowance, backbone, bearing, capacity, continuing, cool, coolness, courage, enduring, fortitude, grit, guts, heart*, intestinal fortitude, mettle, moxie*, patience, perseverance, persistence, pluck, resignation, resistance, resolution, restraint, spunk, stamina, standing, starch*, strength, submission, suffering, tenacity, tolerance, vitality, will, forebearance, gutsiness, holding up, pertinacity, sufferance, toleration, undergoing, withstanding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | force |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental power, energy |
| Synonyms: | ability, authority, bite*, capability, coercion, cogency, competence, determination, dominance, drive, duress, effect, effectiveness, efficacy, emphasis, gumption, guts*, influence, intensity, intestinal fortitude, obligation, persistence, persuasiveness, point, pressure, puissance, punch, push, requirement, sapience, stress, validity, vehemence, vigor, willpower, fierceness, forcefulness, impressiveness, validness |
| Antonyms: | incompetence, weakness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | courage, determination |
| Synonyms: | backbone, daring, doggedness, fortitude, guts*, hardihood, intestinal fortitude*, mettle, moxie*, nerve, perseverance, pluck, resolution, spine*, spirit, spunk, tenacity, gameness, steadfastness, toughness |
| Antonyms: | cowardice, timidity, weakness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | strength |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantage, substance |
| Synonyms: | anchor, asset, body, burden, connection, core, gist, guts, intestinal fortitude, license, mainstay, meat, pith, purport, security, sense, succor, upper hand, weight, wire, in, strong point |
| Antonyms: | disadvantage, weakness |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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