FEISTINESS Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

feistiness

noun

as in aggression

an inclination to fight or quarrel a panel of political pundits with a well-earned reputation for unfettered feistiness

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Recent Examples of feistiness But behind all this commitment to the well-known — if refreshed-by-puppets — bit is a wistfulness and a feistiness that turn this revival into something stranger and more poignant than even, perhaps, its creators intended. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026 Some of Apple’s old feistiness needs to return, too, several experts said, pointing to the underdog energy Elon Musk brings to Tesla and SpaceX as an example of what can drive real innovation. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 25 July 2026 Many of Paraguay’s transgressions could have ended in yellow cards, but did not and towards the end, France brought their own feistiness to the fore. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 7 July 2026 Council, a 6-foot-4, 180-pound, 24-year-old native of Rochester, New York, showed some of that feistiness during the recent Pacers’ workout. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026 Thanks to the care from the hospital staff at Carne Foundation and her own feistiness, Sienna Bobbie Crocker now weighs seven pounds, 12 ½ ounces and last Monday, 43 days after her birthday, the family brought her home. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026 Mangiapane’s feistiness is something the group can learn from, now that the 29-year-old is suddenly a veteran in the locker room. — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026 Drescher brought greater visibility and idiosyncratic feistiness to SAG-AFTRA, but can that momentum be sustained? — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025 Simeone will have to find ways to replace De Paul’s feistiness in midfield, Lino’s strong wing play, and Correa’s tenacity off the bench. — Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Trump and Lee must restore deterrence, not reward Kim’s aggression, to avoid strategic and economic calamity.

— Dan Blumenthal, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
The aggression paid off as Kansas converted five fourth downs while improving to 3-4 overall and 1-3 in the Big 12.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of aggression

Noun

This hint of connection between them is later made concrete when, at the demonstration, the two are complicit in an act of defiance — throwing a cobblestone at a policeman, badly injuring him — and must skip town for the night.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
These behaviors can be signals of distress but may be mistaken for defiance.

— Jermaine F. Williams, Baltimore Sun, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of defiance

Noun

Hatred toward minorities is not new in America, but the recent surge in hostility aimed at Indian Americans is staggering.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Riyadh said the discussions were aimed at keeping diplomatic channels open and preventing another escalation in hostilities.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of hostility

Noun

But all of that is in addition to his defense, his rebounding, his slashing, his voice, his pugnacity.

— Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 22 May 2026
Trump had won by fifty-three points there in 2016, and Greene’s paranoid pugnacity seemed like a good fit, if voters could stomach an outsider.

— Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026

Definition of pugnacity

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