MOXIE Synonyms: 180 Similar and Opposite Words

moxie

noun

ˈmäk-sē

as in skills

knowledge gained by actually doing or living through something it was old-fashioned military moxie that got medical supplies to the disaster site in record time

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as in courage

strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger a fearless journalist who denounced McCarthyism when few had the moxie to do so

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as in vigor

active strength of body or mind say, you're full of moxie this morning!

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Recent Examples of moxie So, yes, there’s recent evidence of his big-game moxie and big-play talent. —

Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026 His moxie and competitiveness bode well for the future. —

Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2026 The audience is kept handcuffed to a protagonist who’s possessed by undeniable skill and moxie, but simply can’t get out of his own way. —

David Sims, The Atlantic, 25 Dec. 2025 Ewers, who played in one game this season, completing 5 of 8 passes for 53 yards in mop-up duty of a 31-6 loss to the Cleveland Browns, has a moxie to him that hints there might be something worthy of an investment in there. —

Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for moxie

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Try this instead The prevalence of vaguebooking also speaks to the breakdown of communication skills more broadly.

— Charles Trepany, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Facing a crisis in critical thinking skills, some are reviving oral exams, forcing students to defend their assignments to instructors in real time.

— Jocelyn Gecker, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026