as in cowardice
a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger
the unconscionable gutlessness shown by the school board when extremists called for banning certain literary classics from the library
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Pitaro has shown a consistent pattern of cowardice since assuming the chairman role in 2018.
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When someone has lower income, more demands on that income, and less room for error, taking less financial risk is not cowardice.
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Given the President’s long-standing support for corporate tax cuts and deregulation of industry, this pusillanimity is perhaps not so surprising.
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Even the turbulent Vietnam era didn’t inspire such pusillanimity.
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Some protesters are there to boo and shame Benitez for her spinelessness.
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“Gutlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gutlessness. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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