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backboned

1 7.0

A person who is brave and stays firm in hard times

adjective

: 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

860 1.0

Has courage when facing danger, pain or fear

covers firmness and resolve beyond moments of danger

strong-willed

vsbackboned

30 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-nerved

vsbackboned

1 8.3

Very calm and brave in dangerous or difficult situations

focuses on steady firmness rather than on self control

steely-spined

vsbackboned

8.1

Being brave and calm under pressure

is general resoluteness not limited to pressure situations

Antonyms

weak

570 1.5

Not strong in will and easily gives in to pressure

cowardly

81 3.9

Feeling fear and avoiding dangerous or difficult situations

indecisive

18 4.3

Slow to choose and unsure about what to do

How Resolute

unyielding

13 6.5

backboned

1 7.0

spineless

Offensive

30 5.6

timid

56 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.