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
  • The Buffs need to find a way to grind out tough yards on the ground, especially late.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Bosa confirmed Wednesday that playing through a hip injury last game was the toughest pain he’s endured in 5 1/2 seasons.
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of tough
Adjective
  • Tannins are firm and precise and the wine’s texture is savory and mouthwatering but silky as well.
    Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The United States should be firm and timely about the outcome, if called upon.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of firm
Adjective
  • Reality has traits from both of them—her father’s principled and confrontational candor, her mother’s practicality and precision.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Perhaps a record of principled work for others should outweigh a record of selfish ambition.
    Keenan Robbins, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of principled
Adjective
  • At their worst, the postwar social problem films were tendentious, preachy, and puffed up with their own virtuous motives.
    Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2024
  • More spending would create a virtuous cycle that benefits also stocks, Wang said.
    Russell Flannery, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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
  • But unlike climate change, turning it around doesn’t have to be that hard, and the benefits will be felt immediately.
    WIRED, WIRED, 13 Feb. 2023
Definition of hard
Adjective
  • The dismissiveness with which liberals treated these concerns was part of something else: dismissiveness toward the moral objections many Americans have to various progressive causes.
    Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Why Words Matter Many young voters believe our nation is at a critical inflection point with respect to its own cultural, political, and moral identity.
    Earl Carr, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of moral
Adjective
  • The dual zipper design opens up the main compartment that is outfitted with additional elastic straps and pockets to hold bottles upright.
    Teddy Minford, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The gyroscope steadies the wearer’s hand by countering the motion, like a spinning top trying to keep upright.
    Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of upright
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