Mettle synonym | Thesaurus.com

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

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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:	courage
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	boldness, braveness
Synonyms:	élan, audacity, backbone, bravery, daring, dash, determination, endurance, enterprise, firmness, fortitude, gallantry, grit, guts, hardihood, heroism, mettle, nerve, pluck, power, prowess, rashness, recklessness, resolution, spirit, spunk, temerity, tenacity, valor, adventuresomeness, adventurousness, bravura, dauntlessness, fearlessness, gameness, intrepidity, lion-heartedness, pugnacity, stoutheartedness, venturesomeness
Antonyms:	cowardice, fear, meekness, timidity, weakness, faint-heartedness

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

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Main Entry:	gallantry
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	bravery, civility
Synonyms:	address, audacity, boldness, courage, courtesy, daring, deference, derring-do, duty, elegance, honor, mettle, nerve, nobility, pluck, poise, politeness, prowess, resolution, reverence, savoir-faire, spirit, tact, valor, attentiveness, courageousness, courteousness, dauntlessness, fearlessness, graciousness, intrepidity, urbanity, valiance
Antonyms:	fear, cowardliness

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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

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Main Entry:	manhood/womanhood
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	physical maturity and strength of adult male or female
Synonyms:	fecundity, femininity, fertility, manliness, masculinity, mettle, potency, virility, adulthood, coming of age, manfulness, womanliness, womanness
Antonyms:	childhood

Main Entry:	morale
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	confidence, self-esteem
Synonyms:	assurance, attitude, disposition, drive, esprit, esprit de corps, heart, humor, mettle, mood, outlook, resolve, self-confidence, self-possession, spirit, temper, temperament, turn, vigor

Main Entry:	moxie
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	courage
Synonyms:	audacity, backbone, boldness, bravery, daring, dash, determination, fortitude, grit, guts, hardihood, mettle, nerve, pluck, prowess, spirit, spunk, stamina, tenacity, valor, adventuresomeness, adventurousness, braveness, dauntlessness, fearlessness, gameness, toughness

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

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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

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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

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Main Entry:	temperament
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	disposition, personality
Synonyms:	attitude, bent, capacity, cast, character, complexion, constitution, ego, frame of mind, humor, idiosyncrasy, inclination, individuality, intellect, kind, makeup, mentality, mettle, mood, nature, outlook, peculiarity, quality, soul, spirit, stamp, structure, susceptibility, temperament, tendency, turn, type, way, distinctiveness, emotions, individualism, inner nature

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

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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

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

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Main Entry:	character
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	individuality
Synonyms:	appearance, aspect, attribute, badge, bent, caliber, cast, complex, complexion, constitution, disposition, estimation, frame, frame of mind, genius, grain, habit, humor, kind, makeup, mettle, mood, morale, mystique, nature, personality, quality, record, reputation, sense, set, shape, sort, specialty, spirit, standing, streak, style, temper, temperament, tone, trait, turn, type, vein, crasis, emotions, ethos, repute, singularity

Main Entry:	confidence
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	belief in oneself
Synonyms:	aplomb, assurance, backbone, boldness, certainty, cool, courage, daring, dash, determination, firmness, fortitude, grit, hardihood, heart, impudence, mettle, morale, nerve, pluck, poise, presumption, reliance, resolution, self-possession, spirit, spunk, tenacity, brashness, elan, faith in oneself, fearlessness, intrepidity, resoluteness, self-reliance, sureness
Antonyms:	uncertainty, unconfidence

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

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Main Entry:	resolution
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	determination, strong will
Synonyms:	aim, boldness, constancy, courage, decision, declaration, dedication, doggedness, earnestness, energy, firmness, fortitude, guts, heart, intent, intention, judgment, mettle, moxie*, obstinacy, perseverance, pluck, purpose, resolve, settlement, sincerity, spirit, spunk, staying power, stubbornness, tenacity, verdict, willpower, dauntlessness, decidedness, fixed purpose, immovability, purposefulness, purposiveness, relentlessness, resoluteness, staunchness, steadfastness
Antonyms:	compliance, indecision, weakness