Synonyms for gritty
ˈgrɪt igrit·ty

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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

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1. grittyadjective

   Synonyms:
   sandy

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1. grittyadjective

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "gritty":

   sandstone

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1. Baruch Labunski:

   Viewers tune in to see the nitty-gritty. They do n’t expect polished, scripted content. They want to see regular people tackling regular chores. Bonus points for kids and pets who interrupt... just like real life, it’s the same for marketing ; if you let your authentic self shine through, customers will feel a genuine connection.

2. Scarlett Johansson:

   I hope it adds a gritty kind of groundedness, that's like a good punch in the gut, and a literal punch in the gut too, we all get the crap beaten out of us!

3. Brooke Fiske:

   When I was drinking my tea in the evening, I got to the bottom of the cup. There was a gritty substance in there, and when I looked at it, I could tell that it was a pill that had been ground up.

4. George Brainard:

   The idea of the title was that it was more like the title of a song, there's a real sort of musical aspect to this scene, and (my friend and I) liked the idea of the title being something that was more like a blues song and that would have that sort of energy to go along with this gritty, real, ultra-realism kind of feel.

5. Karissa Cook:

   Argentina came out really strong and I don't think they ever let up, i think it was just about us staying really gritty and even though we never felt it was beautiful volleyball we were playing we just found a way to score.