Synonyms for gumption
Most common
sand guts grit spunk good sense horse sense cleverness shrewdness
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Guts — boldness of enterprise; aggressiveness or initiative
guts, moxie informal US, chutzpah informal, spunk, grit, back bone, sand, gump, gumph, pluck
2. Horse sense — common sense, initiative, resourcefulness
sense, horse sense, common sense, good sense, wisdom, sagacity, mother wit
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Common sense, initiative, resourcefulness.
- n. 2
Boldness of enterprise; aggressiveness or initiative.
Forms
- Plural
- gumptions → chutzpahs, spunks, grits, sands…
Example sentences
- sand The affection of the lowly is like a wall of sand.
- guts I didn't think Tom would have the guts to do that.
- grit My university can't afford to grit its car parks.
By length
- 4 letters
- sand1, guts1, grit1, gump1
- 5 letters
- sense1, pluck1, spunk1, moxie2, gumph
- 6 letters
- wisdom2
- 8 letters
- chutzpah2, sagacity
- 10 letters
- cleverness3, shrewdness2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (moxie2 = 2 syllables).