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Synonyms & Antonyms of tenaciousness
ability or willingness to carry on despite danger, difficulty, or obstacle
- Only those with supreme tenaciousness will be able to complete this epic trek through an unforgiving landscape.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for tenaciousness
- audacity,
- boldness,
- brazenness,
- cheek,
- cojones
- [slang],
- effrontery,
- gall,
- temerity
- bottle
- [British slang],
- bravery,
- courage,
- courageousness,
- daring,
- daringness,
- dauntlessness,
- doughtiness,
- fearlessness,
- gallantry,
- greatheartedness,
- guts,
- gutsiness,
- hardihood,
- heart,
- heroism,
- intestinal fortitude,
- intrepidity,
- intrepidness,
- moxie,
- nerve,
- pecker
- [chiefly British],
- prowess,
- stoutness,
- valor,
- virtue
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for tenaciousness
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“Tenaciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenaciousness. Accessed 8 Aug. 2022.
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