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Synonyms & 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 for intestinal fortitude
- bottle
- [British slang],
- bravery,
- courage,
- courageousness,
- daring,
- daringness,
- dauntlessness,
- doughtiness,
- fearlessness,
- gallantry,
- greatheartedness,
- guts,
- gutsiness,
- hardihood,
- heart,
- heroism,
- intrepidity,
- intrepidness,
- moxie,
- nerve,
- pecker
- [chiefly British],
- prowess,
- stoutness,
- valor,
- virtue
Words Related to intestinal fortitude
- audacity,
- boldness,
- brazenness,
- cheek,
- cojones
- [slang],
- effrontery,
- gall,
- temerity
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2
the strength of mind that enables a person to endure pain or hardship
- you'll need considerable intestinal fortitude to take a job at that company, but the work experience will be worth it
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The first known use of intestinal fortitude was circa 1937
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