Mettle and Spinelessness

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Mettle noun - The courage to carry on.

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Spinelessness is an antonym for mettle.

Nearby Words: mettlesome, mettled

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

Usage example: the spinelessness that the grown woman has shown in dealing with her overbearing mother

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Mettle is an antonym for spinelessness.

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Spinelessness and Mettle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mettle/spinelessness

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