Synonyms of on one's mettle

on one's mettle

phrase

as in intent

fully committed to achieving a goal

They could see that he was on his mettle before the big game.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intent
• determined
• resolute
• positive
• bent (on or upon)
• firm
• decisive
• resolved
• out
• confident
• purposeful
• hell-bent (on or upon)
• bound
• serious
• single-minded
• adamant
• do-or-die
• bitter
• set
• earnest
• certain
• willful
• persistent
• hard
• steady
• sure
• vehement
• unwavering
• hardened
• stubborn
• rigid
• unfaltering
• unswerving
• unrelenting
• uncompromising
• unyielding
• headstrong
• inflexible
• perverse
• obdurate
• immovable
• tenacious
• dogged
• implacable
• hardheaded
• unbending
• wilful
• cocksure
• unhesitating
• adamantine
• pigheaded
• mulish
• self-willed
• pertinacious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unresolved
• undetermined
• wavering
• faltering
• suspicious
• indecisive
• hesitant
• doubtful
• uncertain
• unsettled
• dubious
• skeptical
• distrustful
• irresolute
• unconvinced
• vacillating
• unsure
• reluctant
• undecided
• mistrustful
• weak-kneed
• loath
• indisposed
• loth
• loathe
• disinclined