PLUCKINESS Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

pluckiness

noun

Definition of pluckiness

as in fortitude

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Recent Examples of pluckiness The league’s innate pluckiness — the teams are named after trailblazing women — also seems to have connected with fans who have had to fight for a place in the world. — Emily Ohman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 From their first encounter, the fantastic Petrova holds her ground, playing Iris with assured pluckiness. — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026

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Noun

But more importantly — and what comes with age — is having the fortitude not to follow them.

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
That mental fortitude stood out to Green during a minor-league game in which Voit started 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of fortitude

Noun

Rounding out the trio is Zeimani, the middle sibling and resident comedian, whose raspy vocal grit carries the DNA of her late uncle, Bobby Womack.

— Natelegé Whaley, VIBE.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Jovic embodies the physical toughness, motor and grit on both sides of the floor that the Bruins lacked the past two seasons.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of grit

Noun

The friends haven’t seen each other in some time, though Frankie spends many an evening parked outside the hospice in his car, summoning the gumption to visit.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
Slight, lightning quick and with mesmerizing ballhanding, Iverson attacked defenses on the perimeter and in the paint with equal parts of fearlessness and relentlessness, guile and gumption.

— Rob Peterson, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of gumption

Noun

And even if the mission does completely succeed, NASA will still require both competing spacecraft to execute an uncrewed lunar landing and liftoff to prove their mettle further.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 28 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, Buffalo’s Josh Allen remains one of the most watchable quarterbacks in the league (this despite his recent hiccups), and the 3-1 Raiders proved their mettle last weekend against their divisional rivals.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of mettle

Noun

Councilmember Raman stepped up with courage and grace to take on the status quo.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Students must also learn honest history, including the consequences of war, the dangers of propaganda and dehumanization and the courage of those who chose compassion over hatred.

— Joanie Schirm, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of courage

Noun

Watching their fearlessness in an environment that outsiders so often frame as hostile or intimidating was another small revelation—a joyous example of how human life continues to flourish in this wildest of places.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
And the protesters’ grit, wit, inventiveness, and fearlessness have dented Modi’s authority like nothing else has in the past 12 years.

— Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of fearlessness

Noun

Hope is no crime, nor even an affection for a certain kind of heroism, but at the same time, theater owes it to no one to be semper fi.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Iâve always been drawn to exploring the more complex, human side of those experiences rather than simply celebrating the heroism.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of heroism

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