Backbone and Frailty

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Backbone noun - A column of bones supporting the trunk of a vertebrate animal.

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Frailty is an antonym for backbone.

Nearby Word: backboned

Frailty noun - The quality or state of lacking strength of will or character.

Usage example: the frailty shown by the apostle Peter when he denied Jesus three times

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Backbone is an antonym for frailty.

Nearby Words: frail, frailness

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Frailty and Backbone. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backbone/frailty

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