Antonyms for backbone
ˈbækˌboʊnback·bone

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1. backbonenoun

   Synonyms:
   spinal column, vertebral column, spine

2. backbonenoun

   The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.

   Synonyms:
   vertebral column, spinal column, spine

3. backbonenoun

   any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure

   Before automobiles, railroads were a backbone of commerce.

   Synonyms:
   spine, spinal column, vertebral column

4. backbonenoun

   courage, fortitude, or strength

   He would make a good manager, if he had a little more backbone.

   Synonyms:
   spine, spinal column, vertebral column

Matched Categories

1. • Connector
   • Fortitude
   • Part
   • Skeletal Structure
   • Support

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpinnoun

   a central cohesive source of support and stability

   "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"

   Synonyms:
   anchorman, key, linchpin, ground tackle, lynchpin, rachis, headstone, grit, sand, anchorperson, spinal column, keystone, guts, back, pillar, spine, anchor, mainstay, moxie, gumption, vertebral column

2. backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumptionnoun

   fortitude and determination

   "he didn't have the guts to try it"

   Synonyms:
   mainstay, good sense, lynchpin, grit, mother wit, spine, sand, gritrock, horse sense, gritstone, spinal column, keystone, common sense, linchpin, back, gumption, anchor, rachis, moxie, guts, vertebral column, sense

3. spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone, back, rachisnoun

   the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

   "the fall broke his back"

   Synonyms:
   dorsum, cover, sticker, spikelet, mainstay, backrest, lynchpin, binding, grit, prickle, book binding, pricker, spine, sand, thorn, spinal column, keystone, spur, linchpin, back, rear, acantha, gumption, anchor, rachis, moxie, guts, vertebral column

4. spine, backbonenoun

   the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved

   "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"

   Synonyms:
   sticker, spikelet, mainstay, lynchpin, spine, prickle, pricker, grit, sand, thorn, spinal column, keystone, spur, linchpin, back, acantha, gumption, anchor, rachis, moxie, guts, vertebral column

5. backbonenoun

   the part of a network that connects other networks together

   "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"

   Synonyms:
   gumption, back, moxie, grit, spinal column, guts, sand, lynchpin, spine, linchpin, vertebral column, anchor, keystone, mainstay, rachis

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. backbonenoun

   Synonyms:
   spine, spinal column, rachis, chine

   Associated words:
   vertebræ, vertebrata, vertebra, vertebral spinal, spine

2. backbonenoun

   Synonyms:
   moral principle, steadfastness, stability, firmness, stamina

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. backbone

   Synonyms:
   Vertebral column, columna vertebralis [NA6]
   

How to use backbone in a sentence?

1. Mark Esper:

   We have to have good order and discipline. It's the backbone of what we do.

2. Eliot Rabin:

   This countrys backbone [is made] ofbusinesses like mine all overour country.I dont find myself being brave, i find myself being reasonable.I find myself having commonsense.Were observing every single rule andregulation thats come down.

3. Sister Margaret Maggio:

   Helen Prejean thinks big. Helen Prejean has big dreams, big hopes, i'm detail-centered. I'm the backbone.

4. Ricki Eibs Tuttle:

   I just don't think he's got the backbone, i just don't think Cruz has got enough backbone to be forceful enough to say, 'Hey, this is the way it's going to have to be.'.

5. Beau Biden:

   The members of our military are the solid steel backbone of this nation, ready to fly into danger at a moment's notice to keep our country and the American people safe as well as our allies.

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