Synonyms of metal

metal

noun

1

as in substance

the basic elements from which something can be developed

She believes that love is the metal that binds us.

Related Words

• substance
• material
• stuff
• matter
• potential
• timber
• spirit
• possibility
• soul
• raw material
• making
• essence
• potentiality
• interior
• makeup
• composition
• essentiality
• interiority

2

as in strength

strength of spirit

The soldier showed his metal when held captive for several months.

Related Words

• strength
• stamina
• power
• muscle
• courage
• vinegar
• starch
• vigor
• mettle
• gas
• ginger
• dash
• potency
• main
• energy
• fiber
• juice
• might
• temper
• zip
• beans
• grit
• bounce
• courageousness
• punch
• backbone
• puissance
• nerve
• pep
• dynamism
• vitality
• zing
• life
• gusto
• esprit
• vim
• fortitude
• brio
• verve
• spunk
• sap
• determination
• drive
• hardihood
• gumption
• heart
• pluck
• spirit
• go
• get-up-and-go
• oomph
• guts
• snap
• animation
• perseverance
• moxie
• animal spirits
• intestinal fortitude
• resolution
• pluckiness
• gutsiness
• vivacity
• vibrancy
• sprightliness
• liveliness
• spiritedness
• briskness
• jauntiness
• vibrance
• snappiness
• spunkiness
• vivaciousness

Dissimilar Words

• cowardice
• cold feet
• poltroonery
• timidity
• fearfulness
• weakness
• softness
• tenderness
• cowardliness
• spinelessness
• dastardliness
• cravenness
• delicacy
• impotence
• frailty
• disablement
• infirmity
• powerlessness
• feebleness
• debility
• mousiness
• impotency
• debilitation
• enfeeblement
• faintness
• timorousness
• slightness
• faintheartedness
• frailness
• puniness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of metal

While dropping a metal water bottle to make a loud sound might work as a distraction in one scenario, another might require delegating by finding a person who is better positioned to stop the scenario. — Katie Hurley, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

Those facilities include long plastic silobags snaking across fields and towering metal grain elevators that are themselves increasingly vulnerable to military strikes. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026

Power Trip, the thrash-metal group formerly fronted by the late Riley Gale, have cemented their return with a new double single, their first music since Gale’s death in 2020. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

The commission recommends people in the Asheville area purchase bear-resistant trash containers, or modify existing trash containers with straps, buckles or metal clasps to lock down the lids. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026