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
Shrewdness is a synonym for gumption in nerve topic. In some cases you can use "Shrewdness" instead a noun "Gumption", when it comes to topics like common sense, cleverness, intelligence.
Shrewdness
Shrewdness noun - Exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters.
Gumption is a synonym for shrewdness in intelligence topic. You can use "Gumption" instead a noun "Shrewdness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sense and gumption
- sense and shrewdness
- enterprise and gumption
- enterprise and shrewdness
- discernment and gumption
- discernment and shrewdness
- judgment and gumption
- judgment and shrewdness
- common sense and gumption
- common sense and shrewdness
- cunning and gumption
- cunning and shrewdness
- wisdom and gumption
- wisdom and shrewdness
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