Synonyms of guts

guts 1 of 2

noun

plural of gut

1

as in inside(s)

the internal organs of the body

the student dissected the frog and looked at its guts with a mixture of fascination and disgust

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inside(s)
• entrails
• viscera
• innards
• vitals
• inwards
• intestine(s)
• bowel(s)
• chitterlings
• variety meat
• giblet(s)

2

as in courage

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 & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in grit

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

had the guts to keep running the race even though she felt like quitting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• courage
• grit
• fortitude
• bravery
• spunk
• stamina
• backbone
• courageousness
• pluck
• determination
• fiber
• endurance
• nerve
• grittiness
• constancy
• daring
• intestinal fortitude
• resolution
• resoluteness
• valor
• fearlessness
• tolerance
• gallantry
• purposefulness
• audacity
• chutzpah
• stoutness
• mettle
• gall
• intrepidity
• temerity
• boldness
• brass
• heart
• sufferance
• effrontery
• intrepidness
• spirit
• dauntlessness
• forbearance
• hardihood
• greatheartedness
• cheek
• doughtiness
• nerviness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spinelessness
• vacillation
• cowardice
• timidity
• indecisiveness
• irresolution
• pusillanimity
• cowardliness
• timorousness
• faintheartedness
• irresoluteness
• cravenness
• dastardliness

guts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of gut

as in cleans

to take the internal organs out of

you'll need to gut the fish and wash it out before you can cook it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cleans
• bones
• draws
• removes
• extracts
• disembowels
• eviscerates
• cuts
• excises
• dresses
• transplants
• withdraws
• yanks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of guts

Noun

That took some guts, even though that’s what everybody else always does. — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026

Explosive playmakers, a veteran offensive line and the guts of a good defense will support them. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Their gonads are wrapped around their guts, just in front of a heart pumping transparent blood that doesn’t clot. — Literary Hub, 29 July 2026

Mox shoved Rick Knox, who still didn’t have the guts or aptitude to call for a disqualification. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Nu Jazz put the effort in to really get underneath all these sounds, ripping out their guts and figuring out how to jam with the entrails. — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026

The first was a controversial climb-back over Egypt from two goals down; the second, a lightning strike of guts and glory in the final minutes to beat England 2-1 and book a spot in the World Cup final. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Madly sentient guts spill from the sitter’s back in swollen rivulets. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026

This summer's multistate Cyclospora outbreak has a lot of people suddenly paying closer attention to their guts. — Angela Haupt, Time, 15 July 2026

Verb

When the Supreme Court guts federal voting protections, every state has to decide whether to fill that void or exploit it. — Anthony G. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026

What most of us know is a relationship that goes sour, and the one that guts you the most is a love that goes wrong. — Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 7 May 2026

The only realistic threat to Clyburn’s winning reelection would be if the conservative Supreme Court guts the Voting Rights Act and South Carolina Republicans redraw the state’s congressional districts before the fall elections. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026

And if the Supreme Court makes an early enough ruling that guts the Voting Rights Act, that could allow a slew of Southern states to redraw their maps before 2026 as well. — Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2025

The government’s lawyers argued the ruling effectively guts a statute aimed at reducing gun violence by preventing unlawful drug users from wielding firearms. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025

Her death guts Maggie, but also brings her and Jackson, her mother’s surgeon, closer. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025

Then the company guts what's left in the middle. — ArsTechnica, 29 Sep. 2025

Seagulls circle low as Kyan Walker bones and guts the daily catch, which currently includes black cod and halibut. — John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Sep. 2023