NAMBY-PAMBY Antonyms

• fearless and daring

• a typeface with thick heavy lines

• clear and distinct

• very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front

• possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

• a North American Indian warrior

• people who are brave

• invulnerable to fear or intimidation

• brightly colored and showy

• face and withstand with courage

• determining or having the power to determine an outcome

• characterized by decision and firmness

• unmistakable

• forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis

• having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation

• characterized by great determination

• devoting full strength and concentrated attention to

• determined or decided upon as by an authority

• strongly motivated to succeed

• oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them

• invulnerable to fear or intimidation

• firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination

• characterized by quickness and firmness

• a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)

• having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

• dependable

• used especially of persons

• having strength or power greater than average or expected

• having a strong physiological or chemical effect

• not faint or feeble

• having or wielding force or authority

• immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

• of good quality and condition; solidly built

• of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection

• being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content

• freshly made or left

• strong and sure

• not given to gentleness or sentimentality

• physically toughened

• resistant to cutting or chewing

• someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing

• an aggressive and violent young criminal

• a cruel and brutal fellow

• very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution

• substantially made or constructed

• violent and lawless

• feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')

• unfortunate or hard to bear

• making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe