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Synonyms for grit
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Princeton's WordNet
grit, gritrock, gritstonenoun
a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
Synonyms:
gumption, gritstone, guts, backbone, sand, moxie, gritrockbackbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumptionverb
fortitude and determination
"he didn't have the guts to try it"
Synonyms:
mainstay, good sense, lynchpin, mother wit, spine, sand, gritrock, horse sense, gritstone, spinal column, keystone, common sense, linchpin, back, backbone, gumption, anchor, rachis, moxie, guts, vertebral column, sensegritverb
cover with a grit
"grit roads"
gritverb
clench together
"grit one's teeth"
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
gritnoun
Synonyms:
firmness, resolution, courage, fortitude, spirit, determination
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#103 | back | |
#1568 | sense | |
#4278 | sand | |
#6063 | grain | |
#6900 | anchor | |
#9608 | spine | |
#13072 | gravel | |
#14066 | backbone | |
#14738 | keystone | |
#19903 | guts | |
#22757 | grit | |
#31770 | mainstay | |
#44610 | spunk | |
#44866 | moxie | |
#59741 | cran | |
#109205 | gumption | |
#110039 | linchpin | |
#181895 | rachis | |
#190974 | lynchpin |
How to use grit in a sentence?
Dayton has been through a lot already this year, and I continue to be amazed by the grit and resiliency of our community.
We are a group that really uniquely knows that electability is self-determining and that oftentimes it's the people with the boldest vision and the most unlikely candidacies early on who can really shift the field, elizabeth Warren really has the zest and the grit and the gumption and the audacity that we loved that President Barack Obama really embodied.
His [Kaiden's] persistence and grit and determination to catch the fish is what made me so proud of him, and then seeing the smile on his face was just absolutely priceless.
I'm seeing there's great grit and resilience and determination in this state, understanding the grit and determination of Kentuckians, we deserve better, we can do better.
Morale is low as they face what appears to be endless destruction within the city they took an oath to serve and protect, i am bolstered by their grit and determination to do everything they can each and every night to prevent a worst-case scenario.
Translations for grit
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- مثابرةArabic
- vytrvalost, odhodlanostCzech
- graeanuWelsh
- Streu, knarren, Mut, Korn, Hafergraupen, Split, Streumittel, Splitt, Ballaststoff, Körnung, Schotter, Schneid, Schrot, Streugut, Grieß, knirschenGerman
- knariEsperanto
- grano, mote de avena, arena, avena peladaSpanish
- narskutella, peittää, pöly, puru, metallipuru, sisu, sisukkuus, karkeus, kivipöly, purra, hammas, kauraryyniFinnish
- gravillon, cran, grincerFrench
- քերելArmenian
- avena mondata, grintaItalian
- 모래Korean
- GLAREALatin
- knarsenDutch
- grusNorwegian
- piasekPolish
- scrâșniRomanian
- gritVietnamese
- 砂礫Chinese
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