GUTTY Synonyms: 142 Similar and Opposite Words

gutty

adjective

ˈgə-tē

Definition of gutty

as in valiant

feeling or displaying no fear by temperament standing up for what is right, especially if it's unpopular, is about the guttiest thing a person can do

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Recent Examples of gutty The idea was to keep the same routine as the Colorado State trip, a gutty 82-76 win. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2023 And while Young delivered a gutty performance, the potential game-winning drive was stopped on three straight incomplete passes. — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 2 Jan. 2023 One thing the Longhorns need is a healthy quarterback after losing starter Quinn Ewers early and watching backup Hudson Card limp his way through a gutty performance. — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2022 But the Cleveland Cavaliers held off a gutty fourth-quarter comeback effort by the Detroit Pistons, improving their mark to 2-2 with a narrow 82-79 win on Thursday evening. — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 16 July 2022 See All Example Sentences for gutty

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The Florida Panthers were able to mount a valiant comeback in San Jose, rallying from three goals down in the second period and scoring two in the third before ultimately falling in overtime.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Despite a valiant effort on the water, that milestone failed to normalize a more ever-present female presence at the Cup for almost three decades.

— Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of valiant

Adjective

Now in its fifth year, the Albies is the Clooney Foundation’s annual ceremony, which shines an international spotlight on courageous individuals who have dedicated their lives to the pursuit of justice, often at great personal risk.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
At the same time, sympathetic observers feed the need of protesters to feel relevant by praising participants for being bold, courageous, uncompromising and willing to endure abuse and hostility.

— Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of courageous

Adjective

This caution is surprising in a writer who has elsewhere been fearless about identity and America, attentive to the country’s institutional capacity to humiliate, compromise, and implicate the people who claim it.

— Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
The fearless action and yachting photographer has spent 40 years capturing iconic images while dangling from the top of a 200-foot mast or diving beneath the keel of a racing boat.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of fearless

Adjective

Even so, the mooted $35 billion valuation looks heroic, said FT Alphaville.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 Sep. 2026
Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the stalwart of the rotation, certainly has performed to the level of a Game 1 starter, both this season and in a heroic World Series run last year.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of heroic

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