fortitude

nounCommon GRE wordMore F words

courage and strength in enduring pain or adversity

In a sentence

Fortitude in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing fortitude in a sentence.

The survivors bore their hardships with quiet fortitude.

Synonyms

resilienceendurancemettle

Antonyms

cowardiceweaknesstimidity

Keep going

to make up something false in order to deceive

a deliberately false statement or invented account intended to mislead

a person who invents elaborate or untruthful stories

treating serious matters with inappropriate or flippant humor

achieved too easily and therefore superficial or shallow

to make an action or process easier or more achievable

a small, organized group within a larger one, especially one that is in opposition

inclined to form rival groups and provoke internal dissent

Common questions

Fortitude (noun) means courage and strength in enduring pain or adversity

Here is fortitude used in an example sentence: "The survivors bore their hardships with quiet fortitude."

Common synonyms for fortitude include resilience, endurance, mettle.

Antonyms of fortitude include cowardice, weakness, timidity.

Fortitude is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.