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View usage for: (gʌtləs) adjectiveIf you describe someone as gutless, you think they have a weak character and lack courage or determination. [disapproval] By attacking me, by attacking my wife, he has proved himself to be a gutless coward. Synonyms: faint-hearted, weak, cowardly, chicken [slang] More Synonyms of gutless gutless in British English (ˈɡʌtlɪs) adjective informal lacking courage or determination Derived forms gutlessness (ˈgutlessness) noun gutless in American English (ˈgʌtlɪs) adjective Informal lacking courage, daring, perseverance, etc. Derived forms gutlessness (ˈgutlessness) noun Word origin see , gut (sense 7 )Examples of 'gutless' in a sentencegutless Definition lacking courage or determination He has proved himself to be a gutless coward. Synonyms chicken (slang) feeble submissive boneless chickenshit (US, slang) lily-livered Opposites brave , bold , courageous , resolute Additional synonymsDefinition lacking all self-respect He sounded abject and eager to please. Synonyms servile, humble, humiliating, craven, cringing, fawning, submissive, grovelling, subservient, slavish, mean, low, obsequiousI was too cowardly to complain. Synonyms faint-hearted, scared, spineless, gutless (informal), base, soft, yellow (informal), weak, chicken (slang), shrinking, fearful, craven, abject, dastardly (old-fashioned), boneless, timorous (literary), weak-kneed (informal), pusillanimous, chickenshit (US, slang), recreant (archaic), caitiff (archaic), chicken-hearted, lily-livered (old-fashioned), white-livered, sookie (New Zealand) Definition cowardly a craven need to please Synonyms cowardly, weak, scared, fearful, abject, dastardly (old-fashioned), mean-spirited, timorous (literary), pusillanimous (formal), chickenshit (US, slang), caitiff (archaic), chicken-hearted, yellow (informal), lily-livered, niddering (archaic) - gusto
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