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Synonyms & Antonyms of spineless
1
lacking strength of will or character
- a spineless man who let his wife make all the decisions
Synonyms for spineless
- characterless,
- effete,
- frail,
- invertebrate,
- limp-wristed,
- milk-and-water,
- namby-pamby,
- nerveless,
- soft,
- weak,
- weak-kneed,
- weakened,
- weakling,
- wet
- [British],
- wimpish,
- wimpy,
- wishy-washy
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2
having or showing a shameful lack of courage
- spineless seamen who trembled at the first roar of the cannon
Synonyms for spineless
- chicken,
- chicken-livered,
- chickenhearted,
- cowardly,
- craven,
- dastardly,
- gutless,
- lily-livered,
- milk-livered
- [archaic],
- poltroon,
- pusillanimous,
- recreant,
- unheroic,
- yellow
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Antonyms for spineless
- brave,
- courageous,
- daring,
- dauntless,
- doughty,
- fearless,
- gallant,
- greathearted,
- gutsy,
- hardy,
- heroic
- (also heroical),
- intrepid,
- lionhearted,
- stalwart,
- stout,
- stouthearted,
- valiant,
- valorous
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“Spineless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spineless. Accessed 23 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of spineless was in 1827
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