Antonyms for backbone
ˈbækˌboʊnback·bone

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1. backbonenoun

   Synonyms:
   spinal column, vertebral column, spine

2. backbonenoun

   The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.

   Synonyms:
   vertebral column, spinal column, spine

3. backbonenoun

   any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure

   Before automobiles, railroads were a backbone of commerce.

   Synonyms:
   spine, spinal column, vertebral column

4. backbonenoun

   courage, fortitude, or strength

   He would make a good manager, if he had a little more backbone.

   Synonyms:
   spine, spinal column, vertebral column

Matched Categories

1. • Connector
   • Fortitude
   • Part
   • Skeletal Structure
   • Support

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpinnoun

   a central cohesive source of support and stability

   "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"

   Synonyms:
   anchorman, key, linchpin, ground tackle, lynchpin, rachis, headstone, grit, sand, anchorperson, spinal column, keystone, guts, back, pillar, spine, anchor, mainstay, moxie, gumption, vertebral column

2. backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumptionnoun

   fortitude and determination

   "he didn't have the guts to try it"

   Synonyms:
   mainstay, good sense, lynchpin, grit, mother wit, spine, sand, gritrock, horse sense, gritstone, spinal column, keystone, common sense, linchpin, back, gumption, anchor, rachis, moxie, guts, vertebral column, sense

3. spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone, back, rachisnoun

   the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

   "the fall broke his back"

   Synonyms:
   dorsum, cover, sticker, spikelet, mainstay, backrest, lynchpin, binding, grit, prickle, book binding, pricker, spine, sand, thorn, spinal column, keystone, spur, linchpin, back, rear, acantha, gumption, anchor, rachis, moxie, guts, vertebral column

4. spine, backbonenoun

   the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved

   "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"

   Synonyms:
   sticker, spikelet, mainstay, lynchpin, spine, prickle, pricker, grit, sand, thorn, spinal column, keystone, spur, linchpin, back, acantha, gumption, anchor, rachis, moxie, guts, vertebral column

5. backbonenoun

   the part of a network that connects other networks together

   "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"

   Synonyms:
   gumption, back, moxie, grit, spinal column, guts, sand, lynchpin, spine, linchpin, vertebral column, anchor, keystone, mainstay, rachis

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. backbonenoun

   Synonyms:
   spine, spinal column, rachis, chine

   Associated words:
   vertebræ, vertebrata, vertebra, vertebral spinal, spine

2. backbonenoun

   Synonyms:
   moral principle, steadfastness, stability, firmness, stamina

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. backbone

   Synonyms:
   Vertebral column, columna vertebralis [NA6]
   

How to use backbone in a sentence?

1. Ron DeSantis:

   Our Department of Education looked at that and said: In Florida, we do education not indoctrination, and so that runs afoul of our standards, we were just the only ones that had the backbone to stand up and do it – because they call you names and they demagogue you when you do it.

2. Patricio Gargollo:

   The easiest way to picture it is like an open book; the bladder is the pages. To close that book up so you don’t see the pages, you sew it back together and put all the muscle and skin on top of that. The backbone of the book is the pelvic bone.

3. Peter Christian:

   They were really the backbone of our aviation safety program, this is a tragic loss for us. Not only were they our colleagues, they were also our friends.

4. New Era.Chinese:

   Chinese youth of the new era should set the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation as their mission, strengthen their ambition, backbone and confidence of being a Chinese...and not let down the expectations of the party and the people.

5. Elias Schulze:

   Kenya and Nigeria are most obvious candidates from a macro perspective because they offer the desirable ingredients of an expanding middle-class, and a strong private sector backbone, they have a challenging but growingly sophisticated supply chain, and adaptable consumer tastes.

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