| Main Entry: | toughness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | determination |
Synonyms: |
backbone*, decidedness, decisiveness, doggedness, earnestness, firmness, fortitude, grit, iron will, obstinacy, obstinance, perseverance, persistence, pluck, purpose, purposefulness, purposiveness, resoluteness, resolution, resolve, seriousness, spine, stubbornness, volition, will, will power, willpower |
| Main Entry: | toughness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | severity |
Synonyms: |
acerbity, austerity, cruelty, grimness, hardheartedness, hardness, harshness, rigidity, rigor, rigorousness, sharpness, sternness, strictness, stringency, unkindness |
| 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, steadfastness, tenacity, toughness, will, willpower |
Antonyms: |
ineptness, powerlessness, spinelessness, weakness |
| Main Entry: | energy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person's spirit and vigor |
Synonyms: |
activity, animation, application, ardor, birr, dash, drive, effectiveness, efficacy, efficiency, endurance, enterprise, exertion, fire, force, forcefulness, fortitude, get-up-and-go, go, hardihood, initiative, intensity, juice, life, liveliness, might, moxie*, muscle, operativeness, pep, pizzazz, pluck, potency, power, puissance, punch, spirit, spontaneity, stamina, steam, strength, toughness, tuck, vehemence, verve, vim, virility, vitality, vivacity, zeal, zest, zing, zip, élan |
Antonyms: |
idleness, inactivity, laziness, lethargy, tiredness |
| Main Entry: | firmness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stiffness |
Synonyms: |
compactness, density, durability, fixedness, hardness, impenetrability, impermeability, imperviousness, impliability, inelasticity, inflexibility, resistance, rigidity, solidity, temper, tensile strength, toughness |
Antonyms: |
flexibility, softness, weakness |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | stability |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | resistance of some degree |
Synonyms: |
adherence, aplomb, assurance, backbone, balance, cohesion, constancy, dependability, determination, durability, endurance, establishment, firmness, immobility, immovability, maturity, permanence, perseverance, resoluteness, security, solidity, solidness, soundness, stableness, steadfastness, steadiness, strength, substantiality, support, toughness |
Antonyms: |
insecurity, instability, unsteadiness, variability, wavering |
| Main Entry: | strength |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stamina, mental or physical |
Synonyms: |
backbone, body, brawn, brawniness, brute force, clout, courage, durability, energy, firmness, force, fortitude, hardiness, health, healthiness, lustiness, might, muscle, nerve, physique, pith, potency, pow, power, powerhouse, robustness, security, sinew, sock, soundness, stability, stableness, stalwartness, steadiness, steamroller, stoutness, strong arm, sturdiness, substance, tenacity, toughness, verdure, vigor, vim, vitality, zip |
Antonyms: |
lack, weakness |