Synonyms for gritty
ˈgrɪt igrit·ty

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1. farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealyadjective

   composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency

   "granular sugar"; "the photographs were grainy and indistinct"; "it left a mealy residue"

   Synonyms:
   spirited, starchlike, gamy, granulose, amyloidal, grainy, spunky, coarse-grained, granular, mettlesome, game, mealy, gamey, amyloid, amylaceous, chondritic, farinaceous, large-grained

   Antonyms:
   fine, fearful, cowardly

2. game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunkyadjective

   willing to face danger

   Synonyms:
   spirited, lame, zippy, spicy, granulose, high, gamy, racy, spunky, gimpy, juicy, feisty, blue, mettlesome, coarse-grained, crippled, risque, granular, mealy, bouncy, naughty, gamey, halting, peppy, enlivened, halt, grainy, bouncing, farinaceous, plucky, game

   Antonyms:
   fine, cowardly, fearful

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1. grittyadjective

   Synonyms:
   sandy

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1. grittyadjective

   Synonyms:
   sandy, unyielding, plucky, spirited, determined, resolute

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1. List of paraphrases for "gritty":

   sandstone

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1. George Brainard:

   The idea of the title was that it was more like the title of a song, there's a real sort of musical aspect to this scene, and (my friend and I) liked the idea of the title being something that was more like a blues song and that would have that sort of energy to go along with this gritty, real, ultra-realism kind of feel.

2. Patricia Espinosa:

   We have to accept that not all the nitty gritty details can be agreed by Katowice.

3. Chang Li:

   The Shandong economy is skewed toward gritty smoke-stack industries where companies are typically highly leveraged, we view the plight of Shandong POEs (privately owned enterprises) as indicative of China's wider challenge: the difficulty of transitioning to a higher value-added economy, while managing high debt and slowing growth.

4. Elijah Higgins:

   He’s a gritty dude, that's what we expect out of him and he expects out of himself.

5. Martin Appleton-Clare:

   I saw the pies when I came in and it was a little bit daunting, but we got into the nitty gritty, second time champion, I'm happy with the performance.