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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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | resolution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | answer, judgment |
| Synonyms: | analysis, assertion, breakdown, call, conclusion, decision, declaration, determination, dissection, elucidation, end, exposition, finding, interpretation, motion, nod, outcome, pay dirt*, presentation, proposal, proposition, quick fix*, recitation, recommendation, resolve, settlement, solution, ticket*, upshot, verdict, solving, sorting out, unravelling, working out |
| Antonyms: | problem, question, trouble |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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-nouns
determination, will; iron will, unconquerable will; will of one's own, decision, resolution; backbone; clear grit, true grit, grit [U.S. & Can.]; sand, strength of mind, strength of will; resolve (intent) [more]; firmness (stability) [more]; energy, manliness, vigor; game, pluck; resoluteness (courage) [more]; zeal [more]; aplomb; desperation; devotion, devotedness., mastery over self; self control, self command, self possession, self reliance, self government, self restraint, self conquest, self denial; moral courage, moral strength; perseverance [more]; tenacity; obstinacy [more]; bulldog; British lion.
-verbs
have determination; know one's own mind; be resolved; make up one's mind, will, resolve, determine; decide (judgement) [more]; form a determination, come to a determination, come to a resolution, come to a resolve; conclude, fix, seal, determine once for all, bring to a crisis, drive matters to an extremity; take a decisive step (choice) [more]; take upon oneself (undertake) [more]., devote oneself to, give oneself up to; throw away the scabbard, kick down the ladder, nail one's colors to the mast, set one's back against the wall, set one's teeth, put one's foot down, take one's stand; stand firm (stability) [more]; steel oneself; stand no nonsense, not listen to the voice of the charmer., buckle to; buckle oneself put one's shoulder to the wheel, lay one's shoulder to the wheel, set one's shoulder to the wheel; put one's heart into; run the gauntlet, make a dash at, take the bull by the horns; rush in medias res, plunge in medias res; go in for; insist upon, make a point of; set one's heart upon, set one's mind upon., stick at nothing, stop at nothing; make short work of (activity) [more]; not stick at trifles; go all lengths, go the limit, go the whole hog; persist (persevere) [more]; go through fire and water, ride the tiger, ride in the whirlwind and direct the storm.
-adjectives
resolved; determined; strong-willed, strong-minded; resolute (brave) [more]; self-possessed; decided, definitive, peremptory, tranchant; unhesitating, unflinching, unshrinking; firm, iron, gritty [U.S.], indomitable, game to the backbone; inexorable, relentless, not to be shaken, not to be put down; tenax propositi; inflexible (hard) [more]; obstinate [more]; steady (persevering) [more]., earnest, serious; set upon, bent upon, intent upon., steel against, proof against; in utrumque paratus.
-adverbs
resolutely; in earnest, in good earnest; seriously, joking apart, earnestly, heart and soul; on one's mettle; manfully, like a man, with a high hand; with a strong hand (exertion) [more]., at any rate, at any risk, at any hazard at any price, at any cost, at any sacrifice; at all hazards, at all risks, at all events; a bis ou a blanc; cost what it may; coute; a tort et a travers; once for all; neck or nothing; rain or shine.
-phrases
spes sibi quisque; celui qui veut celui-la peut; chi non s'arrischia non guadagna; frangas non flectes; manu forti; tentanda via est.
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| Antonyms: | irresolution |
| Main Entry: | answer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reply; reaction |
| Synonyms: | acknowledgment, back talk, close, comeback, comment, cooler*, crack, defense, disclosure, echo, elucidation, explanation, feedback, guff*, interpretation, justification, key, lip*, observation, pay dirt*, plea, quick fix*, rebuttal, refutation, rejoinder, remark, repartee, report, resolution, response, result, retort, return, riposte, sign, solution, statement, vindication, wisecrack, antiphon, backcap, band-aid, counterclaim, parting shot, rhetorical question, thank-you note, the ticket, topper |
| Notes: | an answer is something said, written, or done in return; a reply is an answer that satisfies a detail in a question |
| Antonyms: | question |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | clarification |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | explanation |
| Synonyms: | description, elucidation, exposition, illumination, interpretation, resolution, solution, simplification, unravelment, vivification |
| Antonyms: | complication, misunderstanding, muddle |
| Main Entry: | constancy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fixedness |
| Synonyms: | adherence, allegiance, ardor, attachment, certainty, decision, determination, devotion, doggedness, eagerness, earnestness, endurance, faith, fealty, fidelity, firmness, honesty, honor, integrity, love, loyalty, permanence, perseverance, principle, regularity, resolution, stability, surety, tenacity, truthfulness, uniformity, zeal, abidingness, dependability, devotedness, staunchness, steadfastness, steadiness, trustiness, trustworthiness, unchangeableness, unfailingness |
| Antonyms: | change, fluctuation, instability, irregularity, changeableness, inconstancy, unsteadiness |
| Main Entry: | conversion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | change, adaptation |
| Synonyms: | about-face*, alteration, change of heart, changeover, exchange, flip-flop*, flux, growth, innovation, metamorphosis, modification, novelty, passage, passing, permutation, progress, qualification, reclamation, reconstruction, reformation, reorganization, resolution, reversal, switch, transformation, translation, transmutation, born again, metanoia, metasis, proselytization, regeneration, remodelling, resolving, see the light, transfiguration, transmogrification, turning, turning around |
| Antonyms: | idleness, sameness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | denouement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the end result |
| Synonyms: | climax, close, completion, conclusion, culmination, end, finale, resolution, final curtain, last act, windup |
| Main Entry: | earnestness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | determination; seriousness |
| Synonyms: | absorption, ardor, concentration, decision, deliberation, devotion, doggedness, eagerness, enthusiasm, fervor, firmness, gravity, intensity, keenness, passion, perseverance, persistence, resolution, resolve, sincerity, sobriety, solemnity, stress, tenacity, urgency, vehemence, warmth, zeal, attentiveness, engrossment, intentness, purposefulness, serious-mindedness |
| Antonyms: | flippancy, insincerity, unimportance |
| Main Entry: | effort |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | work, exertion |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, achievement, act, aim, application, aspiration, attempt, battle, crack*, creation, deed, discipline, drill, elbow grease*, endeavor, energy, enterprise, essay, exercise, feat, fling*, force, go*, industry, intention, job, labor, old college try*, power, product, production, pull, purpose, push, resolution, shot*, spurt, stab*, strain, stress, stretch, strife, striving, struggle, sweat, tension, toil, training, travail, trial, trouble, try, tug*, undertaking, venture, whack*, pains |
| Antonyms: | hesitation, idleness, laziness, inactivity, passivity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ending |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conclusion |
| Synonyms: | catastrophe, cessation, close, closure, completion, consummation, culmination, denouement, dissolution, epilogue, expiration, finale, finish, lapse, outcome, period, resolution, stop, summation, swan song*, termination, upshot, wane, closing, coup de grace, desistance, omega, terminus, windup |
| Antonyms: | beginning, commencement, introduction, opening, start |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | explanation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clarification; reason |
| Synonyms: | account, annotation, answer, breakdown, brief, cause, comment, commentary, confession, definition, demonstration, description, details, display, elucidation, evidence, example, excuse, exposition, expression, gloss, history, illustration, information, interpretation, justification, meaning, mitigation, motive, narration, note, recital, rendition, report, resolution, sense, showing, significance, specification, statement, story, summary, tale, talking, telling, vindication, writing, explication |
| Antonyms: | complication |
| Main Entry: | finality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | definiteness, conclusiveness |
| Synonyms: | completeness, entirety, finish, integrity, perfection, resolution, totality, wholeness, certitude, decidedness, decisiveness, inevitableness, intactness, irrevocability, terminality, unavoidability |
| Antonyms: | continuity, inconclusiveness, indefiniteness |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = 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: | loyalty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | faithfulness, dependability |
| Synonyms: | adherence, allegiance, ardor, attachment, bond, conscientiousness, constancy, devotion, duty, earnestness, faith, fealty, fidelity, homage, honesty, honor, integrity, obedience, patriotism, probity, reliability, resolution, sincerity, submission, support, tie, troth, truth, truthfulness, uprightness, zeal, devotedness, incorruptibility, inviolability, scrupulousness, single-mindedness, singleness, staunchness, steadfastness, subjection, trueheartedness, trueness, trustiness, trustworthiness |
| Antonyms: | disloyalty, unfaithfulness, undependability |
| 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 |
| Antonyms: | weakness |
* = 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
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