Backbone
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
Greatheartedness and backbone are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Greatheartedness" instead a noun "Backbone".
Nearby Word: backboned
Greatheartedness
Greatheartedness noun - Strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger.
Usage example: it took a special kind greatheartedness for the conscientious objector to remain true to his beliefs
Backbone and greatheartedness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backbone" instead a noun "Greatheartedness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- heart and backbone
- heart and greatheartedness
- mettle and backbone
- mettle and greatheartedness
- courage and backbone
- courage and greatheartedness
- bravery and backbone
- bravery and greatheartedness
- hardihood and backbone
- hardihood and greatheartedness
- nerve and backbone
- nerve and greatheartedness
- determination and backbone
- determination and greatheartedness
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Greatheartedness and Backbone. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backbone/greatheartedness
Backbone & Greatheartedness. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/backbone/greatheartedness>.
Greatheartedness or Backbone. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/backbone/greatheartedness.
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