Determined
Weakling
Weakling adjective - Lacking strength of will or character.
Usage example: argues that in a time of war, the country can't afford to have a weakling president
Determined is an antonym for weakling.
Both words in one sentence
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Stephen Donaldson had some fun subverting this trope in his duology Mordant's Need; many of his character's names are opposites of their personalities, such as a weakling bearing the family name Armigite and a determined lord named Fayle.
Source: Prophetic Names
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