Gritty

/ˈɡɹɪti/

Synonyms for "gritty" (126 found)

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Closest matches (26)

Adjective(7 words)

granularabrasive tonecoarse coarse-grainedcoarsest grounddetermineddetrital matter

abrasive arenaceous arenarious arenose brave breccial brecciated bulldoggish coarse coarse-grained courageous craggycross grainedcross-grained crystal crystalline dauntless determined doughty

Strong matches (37)

Adjective(11 words)

farinaceous game gamey gamy grainy granulosegraphic designsgrumoushard edgedmealy mettlesome

fearless firm game gamy grained grainy granular granulate granulated grating gravelly gross gutsy gutty hardy intrepid lapideous lithoid lithoidal mettlesome

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monolithic

Noun(5 words)

gravel graveling grugru grunge navratilova

Related words (63)

nervy pebbled pebbly persistent pertinacious plucky porphyritic raspingred bloodedred-blooded resolute rock-ribbed rock-strewn rock-studded rocklike rocky rough sabulous sandy shingled

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shingly spirited spiritful spunky stalwart staunch stonelike stony tenacious tough trachytic unrefined valorous

Adjective(25 words)

raspier raspiest raspyresilient networksresolute rough sand-rich sandiest sandlikesandy danish jordsandy groundsandy soilsandy texturesandy topsoilscrappy scratchy spirited spunky steadfast tenacious

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textured unidealized unromantic unvarnished wiry

Noun(5 words)

resilient organizationrough rock surfacerough surfacesandpapering scags

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

3 entries

aesthetic stylecharacter traittexture

More specific

9 entries

coarse surfacegranular texturegrim realismhard realismperseverance resilience roughness tenacityunflinching depiction

Collocations

6 entries

gritty atmospheregritty depictiongritty detailgritty realismgritty texturegritty urban environment

Inflections

2 entries

grittier grittiest

Derivations

2 entries

grittily grittiness

similar

4 entries

brave coarse courageous harsh

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

My eyes feel gritty.

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I'll spare you the nitty gritty.

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His gritty, cynical writing is very popular with men between the ages of 18 and 35.

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These strawberry tree fruits are gritty.

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