Synonyms of moxie

moxie

noun

ˈmäk-sē 

1

as in skills

knowledge gained by actually doing or living through something

it was old-fashioned military moxie that got medical supplies to the disaster site in record time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skills
• expertise
• experience
• proficiency
• chops
• savvy
• know-how
• background
• mastery
• intimacy
• acquaintance
• familiarity
• command
• conversance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inexperience
• ignorance
• unfamiliarity
• unawareness

2

as in courage

strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger

a fearless journalist who denounced McCarthyism when few had the moxie to do so

Synonyms & Similar Words

• courage
• bravery
• heroism
• gallantry
• courageousness
• prowess
• nerve
• valor
• daring
• fearlessness
• guts
• stoutness
• intrepidity
• hardihood
• virtue
• gutsiness
• heart
• gumption
• intrepidness
• pecker
• daringness
• fortitude
• grit
• dauntlessness
• bottle
• spunk
• stamina
• determination
• mettle
• tenacity
• perseverance
• intestinal fortitude
• greatheartedness
• doughtiness
• backbone
• endurance
• pluck
• fiber
• temper
• pluckiness
• boldness
• audacity
• resolution
• temerity
• gall
• cojones
• stomach
• effrontery
• brazenness
• cheek

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cowardice
• timidity
• spinelessness
• cowardliness
• fearfulness
• weakness
• softness
• timorousness
• cold feet
• feebleness
• faintheartedness
• cravenness
• impotence
• poltroonery
• dastardliness
• hesitation
• indecision
• ineffectualness
• irresolution
• indecisiveness
• mousiness

3

as in vigor

active strength of body or mind

say, you're full of moxie this morning!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vigor
• energy
• juice
• stamina
• strength
• pep
• verve
• dynamism
• gas
• gusto
• life
• get-up-and-go
• dash
• vitality
• spirit
• brio
• power
• zeal
• oomph
• punch
• drive
• vim
• hardihood
• ginger
• muscle
• esprit
• zing
• bounce
• zip
• vinegar
• starch
• beans
• passion
• spunk
• sap
• go
• élan
• vivacity
• spiritedness
• fervor
• sprightliness
• snap
• liveliness
• soundness
• vibrancy
• fire
• fitness
• mettle
• spunkiness
• animation
• briskness
• vivaciousness
• ardor
• jauntiness
• potency
• virility
• animal spirits
• vibrance
• hardiness
• might
• puissance
• health
• metal
• sturdiness
• huskiness
• snappiness
• wellness
• brawniness
• healthiness
• main
• verdure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lethargy
• sluggishness
• listlessness
• tenderness
• weakness
• laziness
• indolence
• softness
• impotence
• delicacy
• torpidity
• powerlessness
• feebleness
• frailty
• infirmity
• debility
• exhaustion
• debilitation
• enfeeblement
• impotency
• faintness
• disablement
• inanition
• frailness
• slightness
• prostration
• puniness
• enervation

Examples of moxie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As Krystal Stubbs, a middle-class Orlando widow who schemes her way to the top of a multilevel-marketing scam, Dunst dons a decadent southern timbre and enough moxie to power Disney World. —Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024

Meanwhile, columnist Phil Boas marveled at Sinema’s moxie to take on immigration in an election year. —Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 5 Feb. 2024

Maurice first saw the true glimpse of Lundell’s moxie during the Panthers’ second-round series last postseason against the Toronto Maple Leafs. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 May 2024

That kind of the veteran kind of veteran moxie on the mound, nothing really fazes him. —Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2024

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