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| 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: | 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 |
* = 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: | heroism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bravery |
| Synonyms: | boldness, courage, daring, fortitude, gallantry, nobility, prowess, spirit, strength, valor, courageousness, doughtiness, fearlessness, intrepidity, valiance, valiancy, valorousness |
| Antonyms: | cowardice, fear, meekness, timidity |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | might |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability, power |
| Synonyms: | adequacy, arm, authority, capability, capacity, clout, command, competence, control, domination, efficacy, efficiency, energy, force, jurisdiction, mastery, moxie*, muscle*, potency, prowess, puissance, punch, qualification, sinew*, steam, strength, sway, valor, vigor, forcefulness, forcibleness, get-up-and-go, lustiness, peppiness, powerfulness, qualifiedness, strenuousness, strong arm, vigorousness |
| Antonyms: | inability, weakness, powerlessness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | derring-do |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | daring deed |
| Synonyms: | audacity, bravado, courage, valor, adventurousness, brave deed, daring action, great courage, heroic deed, overboldness, risk-taking, venturousness |
| 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: | audacity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | recklessness, daring |
| Synonyms: | boldness, bravery, courage, enterprise, guts, nerve, rashness, valor, adventurousness, audaciousness, dauntlessness, fearlessness, intrepidity, venturesomeness |
| Antonyms: | care, caution, reserve, timidity, carefulness |
| Main Entry: | determination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | perseverance |
| Synonyms: | assurance, backbone*, boldness, bravery, certainty, constancy, conviction, courage, decision, dedication, doggedness, drive, energy, fortitude, grit, guts*, hardihood, heart*, independence, nerve*, obstinacy, persistence, pluck*, purpose, resolution, resolve, self-confidence, spine*, spunk*, stubbornness, tenacity, valor, willpower, certitude, dauntlessness, dogmatism, fearlessness, firm-ness, indomitability, intrepidity, purposefulness, resoluteness, single-mindedness, steadfastness, stiff upper lip |
| Antonyms: | doubt, hesitation, vacillation, disinterest, irresolution, spinelessness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prowess |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bravery |
| Synonyms: | backbone*, boldness, courage, daring, gallantry, grit*, guts*, heart*, heroism, mettle, moxie*, nerve, pluck, right stuff*, spunk, starch*, stomach*, stuff*, valor, dauntlessness, fearlessness, intrepidity, true grit, valiance, valiancy, valorousness, what it takes |
| Antonyms: | cowardice, weakness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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