spineless
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Synonyms & Antonyms for spineless
Synonyms
characterless, effete, frail, invertebrate, limp-wristed, milk-and-water, namby-pamby, nerveless, soft, weak, weak-kneed, weakened, weakling, wet [British], wimpish, wimpy, wishy-washy
Antonyms
backboned, firm, hard, strong, tough
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Examples of spineless in a Sentence
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Tom sort of flips between being spineless to quite plausible; really, really vile to quite sweet and sympathetic. — Meredith Blake, chicagotribune.com, "Matthew Macfadyen is as mortified by ‘Succession’ as you are," 12 Aug. 2019 Tom sort of flips between being spineless to quite plausible; really, really vile to quite sweet and sympathetic. — Los Angeles Times, "Matthew Macfadyen is as mortified by ‘Succession’ as you are," 8 Aug. 2019 Angel hair, being spineless, clumps up in a disappointing tangle. — Carla Lalli Music, Bon Appétit, "You Couldn’t Pay Me to Eat Angel Hair," 25 July 2019 There’s nothing mindless or spineless about the synth-pop of Chvrches. — John Adamian, courant.com, "Chvrches playing Scottish synth-pop at College Street," 28 June 2019 Nor are the spineless Republicans who have enabled him Nazi collaborators, not on the evidence of what has and hasn’t happened so far. — Drew Magary, GQ, "This Is Why Trump Won," 14 June 2018 Right or wrong, plenty of Twitter’s users view Dorsey as a feckless, spineless suit unwilling to address even the most basic problems plaguing his platform. — Parker Molloy, The Verge, "Roasting Jack Dorsey’s beard may be petty, but it’s also part of a time-honored tradition," 7 Sep. 2018 Deep sea scientists have a longstanding problem: studying a soft, spineless creature without damaging it beyond recognition. — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, "Neat 12-Sided Origami Bot Traps Squid and Jellyfish Without Hurting Them," 18 July 2018 Long, slender light green fruits are spineless and almost always curved, unless grown on a trellis and harvested when 12 inches long. — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, "Everything You Need to Know About Growing Crisp Cucumbers," 12 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'spineless.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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