Gumption
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
Precaution and gumption are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Precaution" instead a noun "Gumption".
Precaution
Precaution noun - A measure taken to preclude loss or injury.
Gumption and precaution are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gumption" instead a noun "Precaution".
Nearby Word: precautionary
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sense and gumption
- sense and precaution
- discernment and gumption
- discernment and precaution
- judgment and gumption
- judgment and precaution
- prudence and gumption
- prudence and precaution
- forethought and gumption
- forethought and precaution
- foresight and gumption
- foresight and precaution
- discretion and gumption
- discretion and precaution
How words are described
| necessary | necessary gumption | necessary precaution |
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Precaution and Gumption. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gumption/precaution
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