Backbone and Dastardliness

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Backbone noun - The strength of mind that enables a person to endure pain or hardship.

Usage example: it takes backbone to stand up to the kind of suffering that some cancer patients must endure

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Dastardliness is an antonym for backbone.

Nearby Word: backboned

Dastardliness noun - A shameful lack of courage in the face of danger.

Usage example: the dastardliness of the enemy's surprise attack

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Backbone is an antonym for dastardliness.

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Dastardliness and Backbone. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backbone/dastardliness

Backbone & Dastardliness. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/backbone/dastardliness>.

Dastardliness or Backbone. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/backbone/dastardliness.

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