Synonyms for gritty
ˈgrɪt igrit·ty

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1. farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealyadjective

   composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency

   "granular sugar"; "the photographs were grainy and indistinct"; "it left a mealy residue"

   Synonyms:
   spirited, starchlike, gamy, granulose, amyloidal, grainy, spunky, coarse-grained, granular, mettlesome, game, mealy, gamey, amyloid, amylaceous, chondritic, farinaceous, large-grained

   Antonyms:
   fine, fearful, cowardly

2. game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunkyadjective

   willing to face danger

   Synonyms:
   spirited, lame, zippy, spicy, granulose, high, gamy, racy, spunky, gimpy, juicy, feisty, blue, mettlesome, coarse-grained, crippled, risque, granular, mealy, bouncy, naughty, gamey, halting, peppy, enlivened, halt, grainy, bouncing, farinaceous, plucky, game

   Antonyms:
   fine, cowardly, fearful

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1. grittyadjective

   Synonyms:
   sandy

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1. grittyadjective

   Synonyms:
   sandy, unyielding, plucky, spirited, determined, resolute

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1. List of paraphrases for "gritty":

   sandstone

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1. Patricia Espinosa:

   We have to accept that not all the nitty gritty details can be agreed by Katowice.

2. Cormac Ryan 16:

   We have an unbelievably gritty group, we don't quit. I mean, so proud of how we played and battled. And our fight, man, you really can't teach that.

3. Chang Li:

   The Shandong economy is skewed toward gritty smoke-stack industries where companies are typically highly leveraged, we view the plight of Shandong POEs (privately owned enterprises) as indicative of China's wider challenge: the difficulty of transitioning to a higher value-added economy, while managing high debt and slowing growth.

4. Karissa Cook:

   Argentina came out really strong and I don't think they ever let up, i think it was just about us staying really gritty and even though we never felt it was beautiful volleyball we were playing we just found a way to score.

5. Bill Emerson:

   Detroit is just a tough, gritty city, wayne Daniels has said this for years :' It's at the intersection of muscle and brains.' It's an area of the country where folks understand hard work... They are passionate about and committed to their city.