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gutless
gut·less G0322300 (gŭt′lĭs)adj. Slang 1. Lacking courage or drive.2. Lacking substance; weak or insignificant. gut′less·ness n.gutless (ˈɡʌtlɪs) adjinformal lacking courage or determination ˈgutlessness ngut•less (ˈgʌt lɪs) adj. lacking courage, substance, or vigor; weak or cowardly. [1910–15] gut′less•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | gutless - lacking courage or vitality; "he was a yellow gutless worm"; "a spineless craven fellow"gutsy, plucky - marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; "you have to admire her; it was a gutsy thing to do"; "the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement"-Judith Crist; "a gutsy red wine" | | 2. | gutless - weak in willpower, courage or vitalitynamby-pamby, spineless, wishy-washyweak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar" |
gutlessadjective faint-hearted, weak, cowardly, chicken (slang), craven, feeble, timid, abject, submissive, spineless, boneless, irresolute, chickenshit (U.S. slang), lily-livered By attacking his wife, he has proved himself to be a gutless coward. brave, bold, courageous, resolutegutlessadjectiveSlang. Ignobly lacking in courage:chickenhearted, cowardly, craven, dastardly, faint-hearted, lily-livered, pusillanimous, unmanly.Slang: chicken, yellow, yellow-bellied.TranslationsIdiomsSeegutless wondergutless Related to gutless: gutless wonderSynonyms for gutlessadj faint-heartedSynonyms- faint-hearted
- weak
- cowardly
- chicken
- craven
- feeble
- timid
- abject
- submissive
- spineless
- boneless
- irresolute
- chickenshit
- lily-livered
Antonyms- brave
- bold
- courageous
- resolute
Synonyms for gutlessadj ignobly lacking in courageSynonyms- chickenhearted
- cowardly
- craven
- dastardly
- faint-hearted
- lily-livered
- pusillanimous
- unmanly
- chicken
- yellow
- yellow-bellied
Synonyms for gutlessadj lacking courage or vitalityAntonymsadj weak in willpower, courage or vitalitySynonyms- namby-pamby
- spineless
- wishy-washy
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