Defenition of the word gumption

• Defenition of the word gumption

  • (informal) fortitude; "he didn't have the guts to try it"
  • sound practical judgment; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"
  • fortitude and determination; "he didn''t have the guts to try it"
  • sound practical judgment; "I can''t see the sense in doing it now"; "he hasn''t got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"
  • fortitude and determination
  • sound practical judgment

Synonyms for the word gumption

• • backbone
  • bravery
  • common sense
  • courage
  • get-up-and-go
  • good sense
  • grit
  • guts
  • horse sense
  • initiative
  • mother wit
  • nerve
  • practicality
  • resourcefulness
  • sand
  • sense

Similar words in the gumption

• • gumption
  • gumption's

Hyponyms for the word gumption

• • logic
  • nous
  • road sense

Hypernyms for the word gumption

• • discernment
  • fortitude
  • judgement
  • judgment
  • sagaciousness
  • sagacity

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