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gut

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of gut

1 guts plural the internal organs of the body
  • The student dissected the frog and looked at its guts with a mixture of fascination and disgust.
Synonyms of gut

entrails, innards, inside(s), inwards, viscera, vitals
Words Related to gut

bowel(s), intestine(s)

chitterlings (or chitlins), giblet(s), variety meat
2 guts plural strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger
  • It took a lot of guts to rush into that burning building and save her cat.
Synonyms of gut

bravery, courage, courageousness, daring, daringness, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, gallantry, greatheartedness, gutsiness, hardihood, heart, heroism, intestinal fortitude, intrepidity, intrepidness, moxie, nerve, prowess, stoutness, valor, virtue
Words Related to gut

backbone, fiber, fortitude, grit, gumption, mettle, pluck, pluckiness, spunk, temper

determination, perseverance, resolution

endurance, stamina, stomach, tenacity

audacity, boldness, brazenness, cheek, effrontery, gall, temerity
Near Antonyms of gut

cold feet, faintheartedness, fearfulness, mousiness, timidity, timorousness

feebleness, softness, weakness

impotence, ineffectualness

hesitation, indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution
Antonyms of gut

cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, poltroonery, spinelessness
3 guts plural the strength of mind that enables a person to endure pain or hardship
  • She had the guts to keep running the race even though she felt like quitting.
Synonyms of gut

backbone, constancy, fiber, fortitude, grit, grittiness, intestinal fortitude, pluck, spunk
Words Related to gut

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, effrontery, gall, hardihood, nerve, nerviness, temerity
Near Antonyms of gut

indecisiveness, irresoluteness, irresolution, vacillation

cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, faintheartedness, pusillanimity, timidity, timorousness
Antonyms of gut

spinelessness
4 the part of the body between the chest and the pelvis
  • He felt a pain in his gut.
Synonyms of gut

abdomen, belly, breadbasket [slang], solar plexus, stomach, tummy
Words Related to gut

middle, midriff, waist

paunch, potbelly

thorax
5 an enlarged or bulging abdomen
  • a bulging gut following a large meal
Synonyms of gut

beer belly, belly, paunch, potbelly
Words Related to gut

breadbasket [slang], stomach, tummy
6 the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions
  • The film packs an emotional wallop that the viewer will feel in his gut.
Synonyms of gut

belly, blood, bone(s), bosom, breast, core, heart, heartstrings, inner space, inside, quick, soul
Words Related to gut

conscience, mind

gut

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of gut

to take the internal organs out of
  • You'll need to gut the fish and wash it out before you can cook it.
Synonyms of gut

clean, disembowel, draw, eviscerate
Words Related to gut

bone, dress

cut, excise, extract, remove, withdraw, yank

transplant

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