Fortitude synonyms
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The quality of a confident character not to be afraid or intimidated easily but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
The ability to meet a challenge or persevere under demanding circumstances; determination or resolve:
determination (related)
A decision arrived at by thought and investigation; conclusion
(Christianity) The Calvinistic doctrine that those who have been chosen by God will continue in a state of grace to the end and will finally be saved.
A real or pretended indifference to pleasure or pain; insensibility; impassiveness.
Intensity of emotion or belief:
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Ability to stand pain, distress, fatigue, etc.; fortitude
All or part of the alimentary canal, esp. the intestines
A measure of relative coarseness of an abrasive material such as sandpaper.
The state of being courageous
The quality of mind enabling one to face danger or hardship resolutely
The state of being firm; strength; permanence; stability; hardness; resolution.
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Pluck is defined as to grab, pick or pull out.
(Usually uncountable) Being brave, courageousness.
The quality of being fearless.
(Slang) Semen
The definition of a backbone is an animal's spine, or determination and strength.
(Mathematics) The act or process of solving; solution.
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An inclination or tendency of a specified kind:
Stamina is resistance to fatigue, hardship or illness.
helplessness (antonym)
The state of being helpless.
The characteristic of being dauntless; fearlessness.
The quality of being doughty.
The quality of being intrepid; bravery.
steadfastness (related)
tenacity (related)
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steadiness (related)
magnanimity (related)
earnestness (related)
cheerfulness (related)
valour (related)
boldness (related)
The quality of being intrepid; bravery.
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Brazen boldness; effrontery:
The characteristic of being plucky.
The state or condition of being undaunted.
The property of being valiant.
The quality of being spunky.
(Slang) Courage, pluck, perseverance, etc.; guts
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The quality of mind enabling one to face danger or hardship resolutely
fear (related)
A reason for dread or apprehension:
The quality of being gamy
unselfishness (related)
hardihood (related)
Synonym Study
- Pluck , like guts referred originally to visceral organs, hence pluck implies courage or a strong heart in the face of danger or difficulty and guts, a colloquial word, suggests the sort of stamina that permits one to ""stomach'' a disagreeable or frightening experience See also syn. study at patience.
- Backbone refers to the strength of character and resoluteness that permits one to face opposition unflinchingly
- Grit applies to an obstinate sort of courage that refuses to succumb under any circumstances
- Fortitude refers to the strength or courage that permits one to endure patiently misfortune, pain, etc. to face a calamity with fortitude
Find another word for fortitude. In this page you can discover 55 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for fortitude, like: courage, mettle, determination, perseverance, braveness, stoicism, strength, endurance, heart, gut and grit.