backboned

adjective

Definition of backbonednext
as in strong

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backboned
  1. strong
  2. tough
  3. firm
  4. principled
  5. virtuous
  6. hard
  7. moral
  8. upright
Adjective
  • This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.
    National Geographic, National Geographic, 13 Jan. 2023
  • According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.
    Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2023
Definition of strong
Adjective
  • Households are currently seeing significant reductions in their monthly electricity usage, resulting in cost savings—a big relief, especially in tough economic times.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Reporting Highlights Child Care Gap: About 70% of rural Illinoisans live in a child care desert, forcing tough choices on parents: Some drive 100 miles a day or more to find care, others leave the workforce.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of tough
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, your credentials still remain a firm target for criminals and scammers.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • By Ryan Smith Senior Pop Culture & Entertainment Reporter 0 Connections has become to be a firm favorite among word-puzzle fans since arriving on the scene a little over a year and a half ago.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of firm
Adjective
  • The principled purist gallery calls them inconsistent.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • But the rationale for the United States to sustain its commitment to NATO—as well as to support Ukraine—cannot be reduced to a principled wish to protect liberalism worldwide.
    Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of principled
Adjective
  • Convincing them to repatriate some of this cash could create a virtuous cycle of rising confidence and higher asset prices.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Laporta’s bargain with Barcelona’s members — known as ‘socios’ — has always been that his schemes and levers would kickstart a ‘virtuous cycle’ with success on the pitch raising revenues, which will then further increase the team’s competitive level.
    Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of virtuous
Adjective
  • Sandoval has received some pay bumps, including a temporary $10,000-a-year bonus for Hawaii special education teachers designed to alleviate shortages in that and other hard-to-staff areas.
    Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
  • That die-hard fan base in Phoenix got a taste of glory in 2021 when the Suns were up two games to none in the Finals on the Milwaukee Bucks before dropping the next four and ultimately losing the championship series.
    Max Olsan, The Arizona Republic, 13 Feb. 2023
Definition of hard
Adjective
  • Instead, neo-temperates are shifting social and, yes, moral norms about alcohol by emphasizing its effects on health.
    Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Nietzsche’s treatise criticizes philosophers who rest their moral framework on the assumption that good and evil are opposites.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of moral
Adjective
  • For example, standing on one leg or walking on an uneven surface both rely on your core to keep you upright and stable. Movement in all directions: While stability is crucial, your core also needs to be mobile.
    Dana Santas, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Its lower component is bent over at a right angle to form a seat; leaning above it from behind, an upright component serves as a back.
    Nancy Princenthal, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of upright
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