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fiber

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of fiber

1 the strength of mind that enables a person to endure pain or hardship

a person of lesser fiber would not have spoken out against such an injustice

Synonyms of fiber

backbone, constancy, fortitude, grit, grittiness, guts, intestinal fortitude, pluck, spunk

Words Related to fiber

determination, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolution

bravery, courage, courageousness, daring, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, gallantry, greatheartedness, intrepidity, intrepidness, nerve, stoutness, valor

endurance, forbearance, stamina, sufferance, tolerance

heart, mettle, spirit

audacity, boldness, brass, cheek, chutzpah (also chutzpa), effrontery, gall, hardihood, nerve, nerviness, temerity

Near Antonyms of fiber

indecisiveness, irresoluteness, irresolution, vacillation

cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, faintheartedness, pusillanimity, timidity, timorousness

Antonyms of fiber

2 a thin, flexible structure that resembles a hair

the fibers found on the victim's body came from a carpet in the suspect's home

Synonyms of fiber

bristle, filament, hair, thread

Words Related to fiber

cord, rope, string, wire, yarn

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