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tenacity
Synonyms and Antonyms of tenacity
- Although they appeared to be losing badly, the home team's tenacity allowed them to make a comeback and clinch the victory.
endurance, perseverance, persistence, persistency, tenaciousness
determination, doggedness, resolution
backbone, fiber, fortitude, grit, gumption, mettle, pluck, pluckiness, spunk, temper
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
Synonym Discussion of tenacity
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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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