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Synonyms & Antonyms of poor-spirited
as in weakhearted, chickenhearted
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for poor-spirited
- chicken,
- chickenhearted,
- chicken-livered,
- coward,
- cowardly,
- craven,
- dastardly,
- fainthearted,
- fearful,
- gutless,
- lily-livered,
- milk-livered
- [archaic],
- nerveless,
- poltroon,
- pusillanimous,
- spineless,
- spiritless,
- timorous,
- uncourageous,
- ungallant,
- unheroic,
- weakhearted,
- yellow
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for poor-spirited
- bold,
- brave,
- courageous,
- dauntless,
- doughty,
- fearless,
- gallant,
- greathearted,
- gutsy,
- gutty,
- heroic
- (also heroical),
- intrepid,
- lionhearted,
- manful,
- stalwart,
- stout,
- stouthearted,
- undauntable,
- undaunted,
- valiant,
- valorous
- determined,
- firm,
- game,
- gamy
- (or gamey),
- gritty,
- plucky,
- resolute,
- Spartan,
- undeterred,
- undismayed,
- unflinching,
- unswerving
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