Synonyms for gritty
ˈgrɪt igrit·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealyadjective

   composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency

   "granular sugar"; "the photographs were grainy and indistinct"; "it left a mealy residue"

   Synonyms:
   spirited, starchlike, gamy, granulose, amyloidal, grainy, spunky, coarse-grained, granular, mettlesome, game, mealy, gamey, amyloid, amylaceous, chondritic, farinaceous, large-grained

   Antonyms:
   fine, fearful, cowardly

2. game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunkyadjective

   willing to face danger

   Synonyms:
   spirited, lame, zippy, spicy, granulose, high, gamy, racy, spunky, gimpy, juicy, feisty, blue, mettlesome, coarse-grained, crippled, risque, granular, mealy, bouncy, naughty, gamey, halting, peppy, enlivened, halt, grainy, bouncing, farinaceous, plucky, game

   Antonyms:
   fine, cowardly, fearful

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grittyadjective

   Synonyms:
   sandy

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

1. grittyadjective

   Synonyms:
   sandy, unyielding, plucky, spirited, determined, resolute

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

1. List of paraphrases for "gritty":

   sandstone

How to pronounce gritty?

How to say gritty in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use gritty in a sentence?

1. Bill Emerson:

   Detroit is just a tough, gritty city, wayne Daniels has said this for years :' It's at the intersection of muscle and brains.' It's an area of the country where folks understand hard work... They are passionate about and committed to their city.

2. Kutter Callaway:

   It forces the viewer to be driven and oriented by gritty, on-the-ground female concerns, there's a pervasive threat of violence that even now is always in play. It's a very different message from most films about Jesus, but it is also really important for today, when we are having conversations in the religious community and more broadly about how women are treated.

3. Though Lynch:

   This is actually appropriate, because our work is both aspirational, and grounded in gritty reality, today, I stand before you so thrilled, and, frankly, so humbled to have the opportunity to lead this group of wonderful people who work all day and well into the night to make that ideal a manifest reality.

4. Native American:

   Very smart, very gritty, and not salacious, think ‘Easy Rider,’ but with pissed-off women.

5. Desiree Linden:

   I know a lot of people will question it, 'Why did you run in the front and put yourself in the wind?' but I think that's how you have to run here. You have to be gritty and aggressive.