moxie
Fearless spirited determination
Moxie is spirited courage and determination—the nerve to take on challenges and see them through.
Someone with moxie doesn't back down: She had the moxie to start her own business at nineteen.
The word carries admiration for boldness and resourcefulness, especially when facing long odds.
Boldness before danger
- valorCourage in danger
- fearlessnessComplete lack of dread
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
- daringAdventurous courage
intrepidity · dauntlessness · gallantry · heroism · pluck · mettle · backbone · nerve
Capacity for spirited existence
dynamism · spunk · liveliness · vivacity · spark · animation · exuberance · enthusiasm
Shameless, admirable audacity
- gallImpudent boldness or bitterness
- nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
- temerityReckless audacity
- brazennessShameless, defiant boldness
effrontery · impudence · cheek · sass · impertinence · brashness · cockiness · presumptuousness
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- resolveFirmness of purpose
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
steadfastness · willpower · drive · resilience · fortitude · endurance · doggedness · stubbornness
Combative determination despite disadvantage
- spitfireVolatile, quick-tempered person
- pugnaciousnessQuarrelsome disposition
- combativenessInclination toward conflict
- fightPhysical or verbal conflict
aggressiveness · belligerence · defiance · truculence · contentiousness · pugnacity · quarrelsomeness · testiness
bravery
Boldness before danger
- valorCourage in danger
- fearlessnessComplete lack of dread
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
daring · intrepidity · dauntlessness · gallantry · heroism · pluck · mettle · backbone · nerve · guts
vitality
Capacity for spirited existence
zest · dynamism · spunk · liveliness · vivacity · spark · animation · exuberance · enthusiasm · spiritedness
chutzpah
Shameless, admirable audacity
brazenness · effrontery · impudence · cheek · sass · impertinence · brashness · cockiness · presumptuousness · insolence
perseverance
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
persistence · steadfastness · willpower · drive · resilience · fortitude · endurance · doggedness · stubbornness · commitment
scrappiness
Combative determination despite disadvantage
- spitfireVolatile, quick-tempered person
- pugnaciousnessQuarrelsome disposition
- combativenessInclination toward conflict
fight · aggressiveness · belligerence · defiance · truculence · contentiousness · pugnacity · quarrelsomeness · testiness
- resilienceresilience, grit, bounce back, bouncing back, robustness
- American slangbamboozle, bogus, bunkum, conniption, discombobulate
- audacityboldness, brazenness, audacity, chutzpah, gall
- couragebravery, resilience, fearlessness, boldness, courage
- excitementexcitement, enthusiasm, eagerness, exhilaration, thrill
- tenacitydetermined, persistence, persistent, perseverance, determination
moxiecowardice
Absence of bravery
timidity · fearfulness · spinelessness · cravenness · faintheartedness
moxielethargy
Abnormal drowsiness and apathy
listlessness · apathy · passivity · torpidity · sluggishness
moxietimidity
Fearful lack of courage
diffidence · meekness · indecision · irresolution · indecisiveness