" gut course "

1: the internal organs of the body;

  * e.g., " ... the student dissected the frog and looked at its guts with a mixture of fascination and disgust "

•  Synonyms : 

•  entrails,

•  innards,

•  inside(s),

•  inwards,

•  viscera,

•  vitals

•  Antonyms : 

•  cowardice,

•  cowardliness,

•  cravenness,

•  dastardliness,

•  poltroonery,

•  spinelessness

2: strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger;

  * e.g., " ... it took a lot of guts to rush into that burning building and save her cat "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bottle,

•  bravery,

•  courage,

•  courageousness,

•  daring,

•  daringness,

•  dauntlessness,

•  doughtiness,

•  fearlessness,

•  gallantry,

•  greatheartedness,

•  gutsiness,

•  hardihood,

•  heart,

•  heroism,

•  intestinal fortitude,

•  intrepidity,

•  intrepidness,

•  moxie,

•  nerve,

•  pecker,

•  prowess,

•  stoutness,

•  valor,

•  virtue

•  Antonyms : 

•  spinelessness

3: the strength of mind that enables a person to endure pain or hardship;

  * e.g., " ... had the guts to keep running the race even though she felt like quitting "

•  Synonyms : 

•  backbone,

•  constancy,

•  fiber,

•  fortitude,

•  grit,

•  grittiness,

•  intestinal fortitude,

•  pluck,

•  spunk

•  Antonyms : 

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