gutless

adjective

gut·less ˈgət-ləs

Synonyms of gutless next

: lacking courage : cowardly

: lacking significance or vitality

gutlessness noun

Examples of gutless in a Sentence

a gutless attack on a writer who is now deceased and unable to defend herself

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And the really jaw-dropping part of AMLO’s gutless abdication? —

Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2024 Two baseballs flew down toward the San Diego Padres’ Jurickson Profar from the left-field corner stands, the gutless moves of two cowards. —

Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024 Putin’s machismo posturing, additionally, is undergirded by a view of Russia as a country of real men opposing a pampered, gutless, and decadent West. —

Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2015 The Legislature must say no to Hochul’s gutless proposal that will impose a financial burden on our small businesses while doing nothing to improve the habitability of our city. —

Alex Matthiessen, New York Daily News, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for gutless