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invertebrate

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of invertebrate

lacking strength of will or character

an invertebrate Congress that blithely went along with the President's ill-conceived plan

Synonyms of invertebrate

characterless, effete, frail, limp-wristed, milk-and-water, namby-pamby, nerveless, soft, spineless, weak, weak-kneed, weakened, weakling, wet [British], wimpish, wimpy, wishy-washy

Words Related to invertebrate

flabby, flaccid, forceless, ineffective, ineffectual

impotent, impuissant, powerless

emasculated, unnerved

lamblike, meek, pliable, submissive

corrupt, dastardly, unprincipled, unscrupulous, villainous

cowardly, craven, fainthearted, lily-livered, nebbishy, poltroon, pusillanimous, sissy, timid

infirm, irresolute, vacillating

Near Antonyms of invertebrate

ethical, good, moral, principled, right, righteous, upright, virtuous

determined, mettlesome, resolute, unrelenting

courageous, stalwart, stouthearted

Antonyms of invertebrate

backboned, firm, hard, strong, tough

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