Gumption and Heedlessness

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Gumption noun - The ability to make intelligent decisions especially in everyday matters.

Usage example: that girl has no more gumption than a grasshopper and is likely to marry the first man who comes along

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Heedlessness is an antonym for gumption.

Heedlessness noun - Failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes.

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Gumption is an antonym for heedlessness.

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Heedlessness and Gumption. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gumption/heedlessness

Gumption & Heedlessness. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/gumption/heedlessness>.

Heedlessness or Gumption. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/gumption/heedlessness.

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