Synonyms for spineless
ˈspaɪn lɪsspine·less

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1. namby-pamby, gutless, spineless, wishy-washyadjective

   weak in willpower, courage or vitality

   Synonyms:
   namby-pamby, gutless, invertebrate, thornless, wishy-washy

   Antonyms:
   armed, strong, spinous, spiny

2. invertebrate, spinelessadjective

   lacking a backbone or spinal column

   "worms are an example of invertebrate animals"

   Synonyms:
   namby-pamby, gutless, invertebrate, thornless, wishy-washy

   Antonyms:
   strong, spinous, armed, spiny

3. spinelessadjective

   lacking spiny processes

   "spineless fins"

   Synonyms:
   namby-pamby, gutless, invertebrate, thornless, wishy-washy

   Antonyms:
   spinous, strong, spiny, armed

4. thornless, spinelessadjective

   lacking thorns

   Synonyms:
   namby-pamby, gutless, invertebrate, thornless, wishy-washy

   Antonyms:
   spinous, strong, armed, spiny

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1. • Zoology

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1. weak-willed

   depends on others for direction.

   mike and henry are at work. henry decides to go to break early and asks mike if he would like to do the same. mike immediately agrees because he just wants to keep peace with henry.

   Submitted by JP03 on December 28, 2014  

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1. spinelessadjective

   Synonyms:
   invertebrate

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1. Raneshwar Sing Kishan:

   Shame on these civil services officers who study hard to crack the toughest exam of India, but then work like a spineless stooge to serve rogue politicians.

2. John Boehner:

   During my years here when I voted, I have the eighth most conservative voting record in the Congress. And it does pain me to be described as spineless or a squish.

3. Rameshh Shanegar:

   The couple who spoke against the worthless corona protocol in Delhi yesterday have real guts, rest of the people under brutality are spineless and mute spectators and those who are saying against those couple are morons.

4. Rameshh Shanegar:

   Maskless duo of Delhi has neither misbehaved nor created ruckus, but told the truth against the injustice and like every truth speaker they have been framed in wrong case by spineless people.