GAMENESS Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

gameness

noun

Definition of gameness

as in willingness

cheerful readiness to do something it requires a certain amount of gustatory gameness to try something like rattlesnake or alligator

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Recent Examples of gameness Still, Joe’s criticism of Nathan’s negative energy is fair, particularly when his defeatist attitude is contrasted with Aesha’s absolute gameness. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026 De Shields arrived first, wearing a buffalo-plaid toque and a mien of utter gameness. — Henry Alford, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025

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willingness

Noun

Heading into the holidays, that tension between a willingness to spend and pressure on household budgets will likely shape consumer behavior.

— Jill Standish, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Manouzi sees her Dearborn clients as especially entrepreneurial, with a willingness to test new, innovative approaches that might boost sales, or, for a restaurant business, bring diners into a space.

— Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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