All get-up-and-go synonyms

noun get-up-and-go

• drive — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
• momentum — force or speed of movement; impetus, as of a physical object or course of events: The car gained momentum going downhill. Her career lost momentum after two unsuccessful films.
• hustle — to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order.
• vigor — active strength or force.
• punch — the chief male character in a Punch-and-Judy show.
• pressure — the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it: the pressure of earth against a wall.
• impulse — the influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.: to act under a generous impulse; to strike out at someone from an angry impulse.
• ambition — If you have an ambition to do or achieve something, you want very much to do it or achieve it.
• effort — exertion of physical or mental power: It will take great effort to achieve victory.
• goods — morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
• stuff — the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff.
• push — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
• steam — water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
• force — physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
• dash — If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.
• juice — the natural fluid, fluid content, or liquid part that can be extracted from a plant or one of its parts, especially of a fruit: orange juice.
• intensity — the quality or condition of being intense.
• initiative — an introductory act or step; leading action: to take the initiative in making friends.
• go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
• liveliness — full or suggestive of life or vital energy; active, vigorous, or brisk: a lively discussion.
• application — An application for something such as a job or membership of an organization is a formal written request for it.
• animation — Animation is the process of making films in which drawings or puppets appear to move.
• fortitude — mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously: Never once did her fortitude waver during that long illness.
• effectiveness — adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result: effective teaching methods; effective steps toward peace.
• might — physical strength: He swung with all his might.
• life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
• efficacy — capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness: a remedy of great efficacy.
• fire — combustion
• ardor — emotional warmth; passion
• activity — Activity is a situation in which a lot of things are happening or being done.
• efficiency — the state or quality of being efficient, or able to accomplish something with the least waste of time and effort; competency in performance.
• moxie — vigor; verve; pep.
• hardihood — boldness or daring; courage.
• drive — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
• forcefulness — full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
• muscle — a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
• birr — to make or cause to make a whirring sound
• o — the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
• motivation — the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way: I don't understand what her motivation was for quitting her job. Synonyms: motive, inspiration, inducement, cause, impetus.
• gumption — initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness: With his gumption he'll make a success of himself.
• clout — If you clout someone, you hit them.
• motive — something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.
• spunk — pluck; spirit; mettle.
• guts — the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it. Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
• pep — peak envelope power
• impetus — a moving force; impulse; stimulus: The grant for building the opera house gave impetus to the city's cultural life.
• right stuff — the necessary or ideal qualities or capabilities, as courage, confidence, dependability, toughness, or daring (usually preceded by the).
• impellent — impelling: an impellent power; an impellent cause.