GUTLESS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

gutless

adjective

ˈgət-ləs

Definition of gutless

as in cowardly

having or showing a shameful lack of courage a gutless attack on a writer who is now deceased and unable to defend herself

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Recent Examples of gutless Keane called out the Red Wings as gutless for waiting for a home game to exact revenge. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 28 May 2026 And all the while, our gutless politicians watch from the sidelines so as to not interfere and risk angering their party. — Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026 The result leaves nearly every performer fumbling for traction in Serkis and Stoller’s muddy-yet-gutless cinematic sty. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2026 Trump and the gutless GOP Congress may be leading America into World War III. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gutless

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Or maybe the problem is Cape Fear itself for being too cowardly to commit to the certainty that drove the previous versions of this story.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026
But even the most perfect Constitution can be undone by the wicked with the help of the bought, the stupid, and the cowardly.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

Definition of cowardly

Adjective

And now the nation will probably never get back to normal because a spineless GOP can never admit that it’s been conned.

— Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 22 May 2026
Some of Thomas’s critique appeared to be aimed at weak-willed conservatives, including his fellow-Justices, for being, as Thomas perceives it, too spineless to stand up for the ideals enshrined in the Declaration.

— Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 May 2026

Definition of spineless

Adjective

Some also have lost lawyers, dismayed by the pusillanimous behavior of their leaders.

— Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
The second believed the United States could attain comprehensive security through military-technological means and saw diplomacy as a quixotic or pusillanimous enterprise that dishonored and weakened the country.

— A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025

Definition of pusillanimous

Adjective

In May, a frightened horse rammed into another carriage, causing the vehicle to flip over, injuring the driver.

— ANDREA SACHS THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026
Rodríguez acknowledged that many remain too frightened to return home even after inspections declared some buildings safe.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 27 June 2026

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