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backbone

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Main Entry: backbone
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: strength of character

Synonyms:

courage, determination, firmness, fortitude, grit, guts, hardihood, heart, intestinal fortitude, mettle, moral fiber, nerve, pluck, resolution, resolve, spunk, stamina, steadfastness, tenacity, toughness, will, willpower

Antonyms:

ineptness, powerlessness, spinelessness, weakness
Main Entry: backbone
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: spinal column of vertebrate

Synonyms:

base, basis, foundation, spine, support, vertebrae, vertebral column
Main Entry: base
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fundamental part

Synonyms:

authority, backbone, basis, chief constituent, core, essence, essential, evidence, foundation, fundamental, groundwork, heart, important part, infrastructure, key, origin, primary element, principal, principle, root, source, underpinning
Main Entry: basis
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: foundation for belief, action

Synonyms:

antecedent, assumption, authority, axiom, backbone, background, backing, base, bedrock, cause, center, chief ingredient, core, crux, data, dictum, essence, essential, evidence, explanation, footing, fundamental, hard fact, heart, infrastructure, justification, keynote, keystone, law, nexus, nucleus, postulate, premise, presumption, presupposition, principal element, principle, proof, reason, root, rudiment, sanction, security, source, substratum, support, theorem, theory, underpinning, warrant
Main Entry: chutzpah
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fearlessness

Synonyms:

arrogance, audacity, backbone*, balls, boldness, brass, gall, nerve, spine
Main Entry: confidence
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: belief in oneself

Synonyms:

aplomb, assurance, backbone, boldness, brashness, certainty, cool, courage, daring, dash, determination, elan, faith in oneself, fearlessness, firmness, fortitude, grit, hardihood, heart, impudence, intrepidity, mettle, morale, nerve, pluck, poise, presumption, reliance, resoluteness, resolution, self-possession, self-reliance, spirit, spunk, sureness, tenacity

Antonyms:

uncertainty, unconfidence
Main Entry: courage
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: boldness, braveness

Synonyms:

adventuresomeness, adventurousness, audacity, backbone, bravery, bravura, daring, dash, dauntlessness, determination, endurance, enterprise, fearlessness, firmness, fortitude, gallantry, gameness, grit, guts, hardihood, heroism, intrepidity, lion-heartedness, mettle, nerve, pluck, power, prowess, pugnacity, rashness, recklessness, resolution, spirit, spunk, stoutheartedness, temerity, tenacity, valor, venturesomeness, élan

Antonyms:

cowardice, faint-heartedness, fear, meekness, timidity, weakness
Main Entry: decision
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: strength of mind or will

Synonyms:

backbone, decidedness, decisiveness, determination, doggedness, earnestness, firmness, fortitude, grit, iron will, obstinacy, obstinance, perseverance, persistence, pluck, purpose, purposefulness, purposiveness, resoluteness, resolution, resolve, seriousness, spine, stubbornness, volition, will, will power

Antonyms:

indecision, indefiniteness, indetermination, procrastination, wavering
Main Entry: determination
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: perseverance

Synonyms:

assurance, backbone*, boldness, bravery, certainty, certitude, constancy, conviction, courage, dauntlessness, decision, dedication, doggedness, dogmatism, drive, energy, fearlessness, firm-ness, fortitude, grit, guts*, hardihood, heart*, independence, indomitability, intrepidity, nerve*, obstinacy, persistence, pluck, purpose, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolution, resolve, self-confidence, single-mindedness, spine, spunk*, steadfastness, stiff upper lip, stubbornness, tenacity, valor, willpower

Antonyms:

disinterest, doubt, hesitation, irresolution, spinelessness, vacillation
Main Entry: durability
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: sturdiness over time

Synonyms:

backbone, constancy, durableness, endurance, grit, guts*, gutsiness, hard as nails, heart*, imperishability, intestinal fortitude, lastingness, moxie*, permanence, persistence, stamina, starch, staying power, stick-to-itiveness

Antonyms:

impermanency, poorness, unreliability, weakness
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