Synonyms for grit
Definitions
- n. 1
A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.
The flower beds were white with grit from sand blasting the flagstone walkways.
- n. 2
A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking. Sand or a sand–salt mixture spread on wet and, especially, icy roads and footpaths to improve traction.
Related words
- Word family
- gritrock gritty grind grindstone
- Phrases
- grit one's teeth millstone grit
Forms
- Plural
- grits → sands, courages, fortitudes, gumptions…
Example sentences
- sand The affection of the lowly is like a wall of sand.
- courage We admired his wisdom, not to mention his courage.
- guts I didn't think Tom would have the guts to do that.
- fortitude You can't even imagine how much fortitude it requires.
By length
- 4 letters
- sand1, guts1, bran1
- 5 letters
- heart1, nerve1, valor2, pluck1, spunk1, moxie2
- 6 letters
- spirit2, gravel2, daring2, valour, mettle2
- 7 letters
- courage2, bravery3
- 8 letters
- firmness2, gumption2, gritrock
- 9 letters
- fortitude3, gritstone
- 10 letters
- resolution4
- 11 letters
- intrepidity5
- 12 letters
- fearlessness
- 13 letters
- determination5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (valor2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- escarbille
- Català
- guspira