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
Valor and backbone are semantically related In some cases you can use "Valor" instead a noun "Backbone".
Nearby Word: backboned
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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In practice, their competence and moral backbone are far less impressive than their presumed importance and valor.
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Valor and Backbone. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backbone/valor
Backbone & Valor. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/backbone/valor>.
Valor or Backbone. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/backbone/valor.
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