Synonyms of moxie

moxie

noun

1

as in skills

knowledge gained by actually doing or living through something

it was old-fashioned military moxie that got medical supplies to the disaster site in record time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skills
• expertise
• experience
• proficiency
• chops
• savvy
• know-how
• background
• mastery
• intimacy
• acquaintance
• familiarity
• command
• conversance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inexperience
• ignorance
• unfamiliarity
• unawareness

2

as in courage

strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger

a fearless journalist who denounced McCarthyism when few had the moxie to do so

Synonyms & Similar Words

• courage
• bravery
• heroism
• gallantry
• courageousness
• prowess
• nerve
• valor
• daring
• fearlessness
• guts
• stoutness
• intrepidity
• hardihood
• virtue
• gutsiness
• heart
• gumption
• intrepidness
• pecker
• daringness
• fortitude
• grit
• dauntlessness
• bottle
• spunk
• stamina
• determination
• mettle
• tenacity
• perseverance
• intestinal fortitude
• greatheartedness
• doughtiness
• backbone
• endurance
• pluck
• fiber
• temper
• pluckiness
• boldness
• audacity
• resolution
• temerity
• gall
• cojones
• stomach
• effrontery
• brazenness
• cheek

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cowardice
• timidity
• spinelessness
• cowardliness
• fearfulness
• weakness
• softness
• timorousness
• cold feet
• feebleness
• faintheartedness
• cravenness
• impotence
• poltroonery
• dastardliness
• hesitation
• indecision
• ineffectualness
• irresolution
• indecisiveness
• mousiness

3

as in vigor

active strength of body or mind

say, you're full of moxie this morning!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vigor
• energy
• juice
• stamina
• strength
• pep
• verve
• dynamism
• gas
• gusto
• life
• get-up-and-go
• dash
• vitality
• spirit
• brio
• power
• zeal
• oomph
• punch
• drive
• vim
• hardihood
• ginger
• muscle
• esprit
• zing
• bounce
• zip
• vinegar
• starch
• beans
• passion
• spunk
• sap
• go
• élan
• vivacity
• spiritedness
• fervor
• sprightliness
• snap
• liveliness
• soundness
• vibrancy
• fire
• fitness
• mettle
• spunkiness
• animation
• briskness
• vivaciousness
• ardor
• jauntiness
• potency
• virility
• animal spirits
• vibrance
• hardiness
• might
• puissance
• health
• metal
• sturdiness
• huskiness
• snappiness
• wellness
• brawniness
• healthiness
• main
• verdure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lethargy
• sluggishness
• listlessness
• tenderness
• weakness
• laziness
• indolence
• softness
• impotence
• delicacy
• torpidity
• powerlessness
• feebleness
• frailty
• infirmity
• debility
• exhaustion
• debilitation
• enfeeblement
• impotency
• faintness
• disablement
• inanition
• frailness
• slightness
• prostration
• puniness
• enervation