gutless

gut·less

adj \ˈgət-ləs\

Definition of GUTLESS

1

: lacking courage : cowardly

2

: lacking significance or vitality

— gut·less·ness noun

Examples of GUTLESS

1. <a gutless attack on a writer who is now deceased and unable to defend herself>

First Known Use of GUTLESS

1900

Related to GUTLESS

Synonyms: chicken, chickenhearted, chicken-livered, craven, dastardly, cowardly, lily-livered, milk-livered [archaic], poltroon, pusillanimous, recreant, spineless, unheroic, yellow

Antonyms: brave, courageous, daring, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, greathearted, gutsy, hardy, heroic (also heroical), intrepid, lionhearted, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, valiant, valorous

Related Words: diffident, fainthearted, fearful, timid, timorous; afraid, frightened, scared; careful, cautious, wary; bashful, coy, shy; feeble, soft, unmanly, weak

Near Antonyms: audacious, bold, brazen, cheeky, nervy; plucky, spirited, spunky; determined, resolute

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Rhymes with GUTLESS

cutlass