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intestinal fortitude

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of intestinal fortitude

1 strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger
  • the one person who had the intestinal fortitude to stand up and denounce the injustice of it all
Synonyms of intestinal fortitude

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

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 intestinal fortitude

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

feebleness, softness, weakness

impotence, ineffectualness

hesitation, indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution
Antonyms of intestinal fortitude

cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, poltroonery, spinelessness
2 the strength of mind that enables a person to endure pain or hardship
  • You'll need considerable intestinal fortitude to put up with all the office politics, but the work experience will be worth it.
Synonyms of intestinal fortitude

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

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 intestinal fortitude

indecisiveness, irresoluteness, irresolution, vacillation

cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, faintheartedness, pusillanimity, timidity, timorousness
Antonyms of intestinal fortitude

spinelessness

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