Synonyms of gritty

gritty

adjective

1

as in unflinching

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unflinching
• plucky
• resolute
• gutsy
• fearless
• courageous
• brave
• Spartan
• game
• heroic
• undeterred
• unswerving
• determined
• valiant
• gutty
• spirited
• undaunted
• dauntless
• intrepid
• spunky
• undismayed
• valorous
• adventurous
• bold
• daring
• gallant
• stalwart
• heroical
• firm
• stout
• hardy
• audacious
• adventuresome
• stouthearted
• brazen
• doughty
• undauntable
• dashing
• lionhearted
• impetuous
• brash
• venturesome
• greathearted
• rash
• mettlesome
• hotheaded
• venturous
• heedless
• overconfident
• imprudent
• hasty
• madcap
• incautious
• wild
• daredevil
• unafraid
• headlong
• reassured
• precipitate
• overbold
• encouraged
• emboldened
• comforted
• heartened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scary
• timid
• anxious
• nervous
• careful
• shy
• diffident
• cautious
• mousy
• apprehensive
• skittish
• mousey
• afraid
• prudent
• upset
• unadventurous
• frightened
• disturbed
• agitated
• scared
• terrified
• startled
• perturbed
• shocked
• heedful
• panicked
• unnerved
• weak
• horrified
• concerned
• spooked
• disquieted
• worried
• yellow
• disconcerted
• wimpy
• dismayed
• appalled
• unheroic
• fearful
• cowardly
• spiritless
• coward
• terrorized
• dastardly
• gutless
• craven
• timorous
• pusillanimous
• nerveless
• panic-stricken
• spineless
• fainthearted
• chicken
• ungallant
• uncourageous
• poor-spirited
• weakhearted
• milk-livered
• chickenhearted
• lily-livered
• chicken-livered
• poltroon

2

as in sandy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sandy
• earthy
• gravelly
• unfiltered
• unrefined
• rocky
• stony
• granular
• grainy
• pebbly
• grained
• stoney
• granulated
• coarse
• lumpy
• coarse-grained
• cracked
• mealy
• kibbled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dusty
• fine
• powdery
• smooth
• velvety
• ultrafine
• superfine
• buttery
• floury
• refined
• filtered
• ground
• levigated
• reduced
• close-grained
• pulverized
• comminuted
• milled
• micronized
• mulled
• triturated
• pestled

3

as in vivid

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vivid
• expressive
• graphic
• graphical
• compelling
• convincing
• accurate
• faithful
• comparable
• similar
• realistic
• true
• like
• analogous
• close
• approximate
• akin
• naturalistic
• lifelike
• resembling
• alike
• matching
• three-dimensional
• verisimilar
• photo-realistic
• near
• living
• natural
• naturalist

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unrealistic
• unnatural
• unlike
• dissimilar
• different
• off
• nonrealistic
• incomparable
• unmatched
• disparate
• nonnatural
• contrasting
• fake
• unalike
• mock
• phony
• contrasted
• sham
• phoney

Podcast

Get Word of the Day delivered to your inbox!