Synonyms for grit
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Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. grit, gritrock, gritstonenoun

   a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone

   Synonyms:
   gumption, gritstone, guts, backbone, sand, moxie, gritrock

2. backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumptionverb

   fortitude and determination

   "he didn't have the guts to try it"

   Synonyms:
   mainstay, good sense, lynchpin, mother wit, spine, sand, gritrock, horse sense, gritstone, spinal column, keystone, common sense, linchpin, back, backbone, gumption, anchor, rachis, moxie, guts, vertebral column, sense

3. gritverb

   cover with a grit

   "grit roads"

4. gritverb

   clench together

   "grit one's teeth"

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1. • Clench
   • Coat

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. gritnoun

   Synonyms:
   bran

2. gritnoun

   Synonyms:
   sand, gravel, small pebbles

3. gritnoun

   Synonyms:
   gritstone, gritrock

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. gritnoun

   Synonyms:
   firmness, resolution, courage, fortitude, spirit, determination

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "grit":

   gravel, cran, spunk, grain, sand

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How to use grit in a sentence?

1. Nikki Bollerman:

   And what is a life lesson I tell you about grit? it means to work hard and never give up.

2. Marlena Pellegrino:

   This is an enormous victory for our patients and our members, and it is a testament to the grit and determination of every nurse who walked that line, day in and day out.

3. Maha Yahya:

   What is very frustrating for many is that there doesn't seem to be a horizon. It's not like we have a plan - that we can grit our teeth and bear it for the next six months - and everything will be okay.

4. Patrick Roberson:

   Will you quit? Obviously, Col. Davis showed, ‘I’m never going to quit. No matter what the odds, no matter how badly I’m hurt, I am not going to quit,’ the grit, determination, competence under extreme duress – I can’t say enough about what he did.

5. Staff Sgt. Clint Romesha:

   I said I need a group of volunteers. Five guys who did not even know what the plan was and did not know what I was about to ask stood up with pure grit and determination and said they would follow me anywhere. I told them the counterattack plan.