Synonyms of the word

spunky

• adj. Spirited or plucky.
• adj. (Britain) Pertaining to or like spunk (semen).
• adj. (Britain) Stained with semen.

brave

• adj. Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
• adj. (obsolete) Having any sort of superiority or excellence.
• adj. Making a fine show or display.
• n. (dated, possibly offensive) A Native American warrior.
• n. (obsolete) A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
• n. (obsolete) A challenge; a defiance; bravado.
• v. (transitive) To encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To adorn; to make fine or showy.

courageous

• adj. Of a person, displaying or possessing courage.
• adj. Of an action, that requires courage.

feisty

• adj. Tenacious, energetic, spunky.
• adj. Belligerent; prepared to stand and fight, especially in spite of relatively small stature or some other…
• adj. Easily offended and ready to bicker.

game

• n. A playful or competitive activity.
• n. (countable) A video game.
• n. (countable, informal, nearly always singular) A field of gainful activity, as an industry or profession.
• n. (countable, figuratively) Something that resembles a game with rules, despite not being designed.
• n. (countable, military) An exercise simulating warfare, whether computerized or involving human participants.
• n. (uncountable) Wild animals hunted for food.
• n. (uncountable, informal, used mostly of males) The ability to seduce someone, usually by strategy.
• n. (countable) A questionable or unethical practice in pursuit of a goal; a scheme.
• adj. (colloquial) Willing to participate.
• adj. (of an animal) That shows a tendency to continue to fight against another animal, despite being wounded,…
• adj. Persistent, especially in senses similar to the above.
• adj. Injured, lame (of a limb).
• v. (intransitive) To gamble.
• v. (intransitive) To play video games and be a gamer.
• v. (transitive) To exploit loopholes in a system or bureaucracy in a way which defeats or nullifies the spirit…
• v. (transitive, slang, of males) To perform premeditated seduction strategy.

gamey

• adj. Having the smell, taste and texture of consumed game (meat).
• adj. Plucky, spirited or gritty.
• adj. Risque, sordid or sexually suggestive.

gamy

• adj. Alternative spelling of gamey.

gritty

• adj. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
• adj. Spirited; resolute; unyielding.
• adj. (film, literature) Intense and starkly realistic, especially if violent.

mettlesome

• adj. Marked by mettle or bravery; courageous.

plucky

• adj. Having or showing pluck, courage or spirit in trying circumstances.

spirited

• v. simple past tense and past participle of spirit.
• adj. Lively, vigorous, animated or courageous.