Synonyms for gumptious
- adventurous
- ambitious
- aspiring
- daring
- dashing
- diligent
- hardworking
- industrious
- intrepid
- active
- advancing
- aggressive
- alert
- audacious
- bold
- busy
- coming on strong
- craving
- driving
- eager
- enthusiastic
- go-ahead
- go-go
- hard ball
- hungry
- hustling
- itching
- keen
- lively
- lusting
- peppy
- progressive
- pushing
- ready
- self-starting
- snappy
- spanking
- spark plug
- spirited
- stirring
- take-over
- up-and-coming
- venturesome
- vigorous
- yearning
- zealous
- zippy
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Antonyms for gumptious
- cowardly
- inactive
- lazy
- lethargic
- meek
- timid
- unadventurous
- passive
- unambitious
- unenthused
- unimaginative
- unresourceful
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In course, sir, all gumptious folks are; they value themselves on their respectability, and looks down on their neighbors.
In course, sir, all gumptious folks are; they value themselves on their respectability, and looks down on their neighbours.
WORD ORIGIN
1719, originally Scottish, "common sense, shrewdness," also "drive, initiative," possibly connected with Middle English gome "attention, heed," from Old Norse gaumr "heed, attention." Sense of "initiative" is first recorded 1812.
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enterprising
adjectiveresourceful, energetic- active
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- aggressive
- alert
- ambitious
- aspiring
- audacious
- bold
- busy
- coming on strong
- craving
- daring
- dashing
- diligent
- driving
- eager
- enthusiastic
- go-ahead
- go-go
- gumptious
- hard ball
- hardworking
- hungry
- hustling
- industrious
- intrepid
- itching
- keen
- lively
- lusting
- peppy
- progressive
- pushing
- ready
- self-starting
- snappy
- spanking
- spark plug
- spirited
- stirring
- take-over
- up-and-coming
- venturesome
- vigorous
- yearning
- zealous
- zippy
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.