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backboned

backboned

7.0
A person who is brave and stays firm in hard times
  • adjective
translation icon : resuelto
  • She proved herself to be backboned when she spoke out against injustice at work.

Examples

  • She is a backboned leader who stands by her decisions.

  • The team needed a backboned captain to lead them through the difficult season.

  • In times of crisis, a backboned response can inspire others to act bravely.

  • It takes a backboned person to speak out against injustice.

  • She proved herself to be backboned when she spoke out against injustice at work.

  • In times of crisis, a backboned response can inspire others to act bravely.

  • It takes a backboned person to speak out against injustice.

Synonyms

brave
vsbackboned
906 1.0

Has courage when facing danger, pain or fear

covers firmness and resolve beyond moments of danger
strong-willed
vsbackboned
19 4.3

A person who decides to do something and does not change their mind

relies on courage and firmness rather than only determined purpose
stouthearted
vsbackboned
1 8.2

Brave and determined when facing danger or hard times

is steady determination generally not only in difficult moments
steely-spined
vsbackboned
8.1

Being brave and calm under pressure

is general resoluteness not limited to pressure situations
steely-nerved
vsbackboned
8.3

Very calm and brave in dangerous or difficult situations

focuses on steady firmness rather than on self control

Antonyms

weak
312 1.5

Not strong in will and easily gives in to pressure

cowardly
84 3.9

Feeling fear and avoiding dangerous or difficult situations

indecisive
16 4.3

Slow to choose and unsure about what to do

How Resolute

unyielding
10 6.5
backboned
7.0
spineless
  • Offensive
27 5.6
timid
60 3.5

Surface Forms

backboned positive

Morphology

backboned = backbone (semi-transparent) = back + bone + ed

Formed regularly from 'backbone' with '-ed', but the sense 'courage or firmness' is a figurative/metaphorical extension rather than the literal anatomical meaning.

Etymology

Backboned comes from the idea of a strong backbone that holds up your body, so a 'backboned' person has courage and firm character. That's why calling someone backboned means they are steady and determined, like a backbone giving strength to the body.