Determination
Determination noun - Firm or unwavering adherence to one's purpose.
Nerve is a synonym for determination in perseverance topic. In some cases you can use "Nerve" instead a noun "Determination", when it comes to topics like bravery.
Nerve
Nerve noun - Strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger.
Usage example: that daring rescue took some nerve
Determination is a synonym for nerve in bravery topic. Sometimes you can use "Determination" instead a noun "Nerve", if it concerns topics such as daring.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- heart and determination
- heart and nerve
- spirit and determination
- spirit and nerve
- mettle and determination
- mettle and nerve
- energy and determination
- energy and nerve
- courage and determination
- courage and nerve
- bravery and determination
- bravery and nerve
- assurance and determination
- assurance and nerve
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Ista's daughter Iselle also had gray eyes, associated with her cool nerve and iron determination — Cazaril commented that her soul was like a sword, just like Ista's.
Source: Gray Eyes - Shout-Out: After working up the nerve to ask for a day off so she can go bush-walking with Austen, Sunati becomes filled with determination.
Source: Webcomic / Always Human - At least the villain had a kind of human pathos and the annoying Ethnic Scrappies showed courage and determination when they needed to, Bald Snooty Dude was just a douche for no reason at all, even going so far as to off-handedly insult a woman and her baby for having the nerve to sit by him.
Source: Jerkass / Film
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