What is another word for gritty?
393 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɡɹˈɪti], [ ɡɹˈɪti], [ ɡ_ɹ_ˈɪ_t_i]
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Similar words for gritty:
- adventurous (adjective)
- bold (adjective)
- brave (adjective)
- brazen (adjective)
- courageous (adjective)
- daring (adjective)
- farinaceous (adjective)
- fearless (adjective)
- feisty (adjective)
- grainy (adjective)
- granular (adjective)
- gutsy (adjective)
- heroic (adjective)
- intrepid (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- plucky (adjective)
- sandy (adjective)
- spirited (adjective)
- spunky (adjective)
- unafraid (adjective)
- unflinching (adjective)
- valiant (adjective)
- coarse (noun)
- fearless (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Gritty:
adj.
• adventurous (adjective) • bold (adjective)- in solent,
- pre-sumptuous,
- pre sumptuous,
- shameless,
- insolent,
- smartalecky,
- in-solent,
- coming strong.
- Unblenching,
- reckless,
- gutsy,
- valiant,
- stalwart,
- stouter,
- dogged,
- steadfast,
- herolike,
- Undauntable,
- hardy,
- Unfearful,
- tenacious,
- tough,
- chin-up,
- undismayed.
- more smart ass,
- in decent,
- more smartass,
- most hotshot,
- in-decent,
- un blushing,
- more overbold,
- most smartass,
- un-blushing,
- tawdry,
- most overbold,
- flip,
- most smart-ass,
- more smart-ass,
- over bold,
- most smart ass,
- flippest,
- indecent,
- more hotshot,
- over-bold.
- lion hearted,
- grandiose,
- most lion-hearted,
- high flown,
- more lion-hearted,
- epic,
- most lion hearted,
- most epic,
- highflown,
- more lion hearted,
- more epic.
- bigger than life,
- smart-ass,
- powdery,
- having nerves of steel,
- bold,
- zappy,
- chestier,
- zingy,
- stouthearted,
- grainy,
- zesty,
- out on limb,
- unfearing,
- unshrinking,
- ammophilous,
- Lion-hearted,
- granular,
- hyper,
- Gutty,
- smart ass,
- gingery,
- heroic,
- chirpier,
- hot shot,
- brave,
- unafraid,
- ballsy,
- unintimidated,
- smart alecky,
- Sabulous,
- go for broke,
- flipper,
- aweless,
- chirpiest,
- acervulus,
- bodacious,
- courageous,
- overbold,
- brazen,
- smartass,
- Unscared,
- coming on strong,
- arenicolous,
- gallant,
- sandy,
- hotshot,
- unfrightened,
- spirited,
- feisty,
- cool hand,
- spunky,
- chesty,
- intrepid,
- full of spirit,
- chirpy,
- unblinking.
- more ammophilous,
- most ammophilous,
- most acervulus,
- most sabulous,
- more sabulous,
- most arenicolous,
- more arenicolous,
- more acervulus.
- full life,
- zestiest,
- zappier,
- Rocking,
- more hyper,
- zappiest,
- more rocking,
- zingier,
- more gingery,
- most gingery,
- zestier,
- full of life,
- most rocking,
- zingiest.
- most unfearing,
- un-shakable,
- most unfrightened,
- un fearing,
- having nerves steel,
- un-afraid,
- un scared,
- un afraid,
- un-scared,
- un frightened,
- ballsier,
- more unfearing,
- more unscared,
- ballsiest,
- un-frightened,
- un-fearing,
- most unscared,
- more unfrightened.
- un flinching,
- most unintimidated,
- un shrinking,
- un wavering,
- most unshrinking,
- un-yielding,
- un compromising,
- un-flinching,
- un-wavering,
- more unshrinking,
- un yielding,
- more unblinking,
- un-compromising,
- un intimidated,
- un-intimidated,
- un-blinking,
- most unblinking,
- more unintimidated,
- un blinking,
- un-shrinking.
n.
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•
- lumpy,
- raspy,
- physical,
- permeable,
- apparent,
- authentic,
- porous,
- real,
- real world,
- rough,
- realistic,
- true,
- muddy,
- genuine,
- rasping,
- loose,
- dusty,
- kosher,
- friable,
- abrasive,
- objective.
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•
- gilded,
- frothy,
- armor-plated,
- foamy,
- gilt,
- furry,
- Cobbled,
- grass,
- gift-wrapped,
- gold-plated.
Other synonyms:
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- crumbly.
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- driven,
- ambitious,
- insistent,
- sedulous,
- dedicated,
- purposeful,
- persistent,
- motivated,
- competitive.
- mettle,
- naughty,
- unrefined,
- Pulverulent,
- tense,
- obstinate,
- fair,
- squeaky,
- Brecciated,
- unbending,
- Comminuted,
- Lapideous,
- stubborn,
- floury,
- amylaceous,
- Indurated,
- resolved,
- spicy,
- high,
- stony,
- enlivened,
- inexorable,
- breccial,
- Arenose,
- dirty,
- Flaxen,
- rocklike,
- unflinching,
- racy,
- earthen,
- psammous,
- shrill,
- sabuline,
- crippled,
- croaking,
- craggy,
- bouncy,
- indurate,
- self-possessed,
- perseverance,
- Furfuraceous,
- nervy,
- decisive,
- Squawking,
- halting,
- porphyritic,
- steady,
- risque,
- piercing,
- Pebbled,
- relentless,
- harsh,
- inflexible,
- efflorescent,
- granulated,
- strong-willed,
- stark,
- screeching,
- indomitable,
- rocky,
- crystalline,
- dauntless,
- arenaceous,
- earthy,
- blue,
- rock-ribbed,
- Grained,
- Arenarious,
- stiff,
- peremptory,
- gross,
- zippy,
- crystal,
- Lithoidal,
- Unlimber,
- doughty,
- grating,
- flocculent,
- staunch,
- rock-strewn,
- manful,
- decided,
- definitive,
- strong-minded,
- grinding,
- unhesitating,
- hard,
- Lithoid,
- impalpable,
- monolithic,
- bouncing,
- peppy,
- creaking,
- Grittiness,
- shingly,
- Starched,
- stonelike,
- lame,
- light,
- rigid,
- proof,
- starch,
- iron,
- lentiginous,
- cross-grained,
- Shingled,
- pebbly,
- pertinacious,
- Spiritful,
- chondritic,
- juicy,
- Trachytic,
- lepidote,
- jangling,
- firm,
- granulate,
- Branny.
How to use "Gritty" in context?
Gritty is an adjective that describes a realistic and often unsentimental depiction of life. The word is often used to describe films or TV shows set in gritty urban neighbourhoods or involving crime, violence and corruption. Gritty can also refer to the gritty details of life in these neighbourhoods, such as the squalor, graffiti and abandoned buildings. Gritty can be a positive term, as it can make a complex subject matter seem more approachable. The word has seen a resurgence in recent years, largely due to the popularity of crime and corruption drama series such as Breaking Bad and The Wire.
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