Thesaurus
mettle
Synonyms and Antonyms of mettle
- He showed his mettle as a fighter tonight with a heroic comeback.
main, might, muscle, potency, power, puissance, stamina, strength
beans, bounce, brio, chutzpah, dash, drive, dynamism, energy, esprit, gas, get-up-and-go, ginger, go, gusto, hardihood, juice, life, moxie, oomph, pep, punch, sap, snap, starch, verve, vigor, vim, vinegar, vitality, zing, zip
backbone, fiber, fortitude, grit, gumption, pluck, pluckiness, spunk, temper
courage, courageousness, guts, gutsiness, heart, intestinal fortitude, nerve
determination, perseverance, resolution
animal spirits, animation, briskness, jauntiness, liveliness, snappiness, spirit, spiritedness, sprightliness, spunk, spunkiness, vibrance, vibrancy, vivaciousness, vivacity
cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, poltroonery, spinelessness
cold feet, faintheartedness, fearfulness, mousiness, timidity, timorousness
debilitation, debility, delicacy, disablement, enfeeblement, faintness, feebleness, frailness, frailty, impotence, impotency, infirmity, powerlessness, puniness, slightness, softness, tenderness, weakness
Synonym Discussion of mettle
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- the courage to support unpopular causes
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- a challenge that will test your mettle
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- her spirit was unbroken by failure
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- the resolution of pioneer women
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- held to their beliefs with great tenacity
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