nerve - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

impudent aggressiveness

Synonyms

• boldness
• brass
• cheek
• face
• nerve

More generic

• aggressiveness

More specific

• audaciousness
• audacity

Noun

the courage to carry on

Synonyms

• heart
• mettle
• nerve
• spunk

More generic

• braveness
• bravery
• courage
• courageousness

Noun

any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

Synonyms

• nerve
• nervus

More generic

• fascicle
• fasciculus
• fiber bundle
• fibre bundle

More specific

• afferent
• afferent nerve
• cranial nerve
• cubital nerve
• depressor
• depressor nerve
• efferent
• efferent nerve
• motor nerve
• musculospiral nerve
• nervus ischiadicus
• nervus radialis
• nervus saphenus
• nervus spinalis
• nervus ulnaris
• radial nerve
• saphenous nerve
• sciatic nerve
• sensory nerve
• spinal nerve
• splanchnic nerve
• ulnar nerve

Related

• nerve fiber
• nerve fibre
• radicle
• synapse

Verb

get ready for something difficult or unpleasant

Synonyms

• nerve
• steel

More generic

• brace
• poise

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