Synonyms of gutless

gutless

adjective

ˈgət-ləs 

as in cowardly

having or showing a shameful lack of courage

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cowardly
• afraid
• spineless
• craven
• pusillanimous
• scared
• frightened
• yellow
• unheroic
• dastardly
• careful
• timid
• recreant
• lily-livered
• chicken
• fearful
• poltroon
• weak
• cautious
• chickenhearted
• milk-livered
• timorous
• chicken-livered
• feeble
• diffident
• fainthearted
• wary
• bashful
• unmanly
• coy
• shy
• soft

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brave
• courageous
• heroic
• fearless
• daring
• hardy
• valiant
• gallant
• intrepid
• gutsy
• stout
• stalwart
• dauntless
• valorous
• brazen
• bold
• audacious
• cheeky
• spirited
• heroical
• stouthearted
• lionhearted
• doughty
• plucky
• greathearted
• spunky
• resolute
• nervy
• determined

Examples of gutless in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Of course, the real blame for all this goes to the gutless lickspittles in the U.S. Senate, who, in an impeachment proceeding just weeks after the insurrection, could have restored the nation’s dignity and voted to bar Trump from ever running again. —Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023

Too bad the judges who make that call won’t be able to send these gutless folks home with them. —Kyle Whitmire | [e-mail], al, 21 July 2023

When the great test of his life arrived, the warrior-aesthete proved gutless. —Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023

Just gutless people trying to continue to victimize Gloria’s siblings and children. —Daniella Silva, NBC News, 3 May 2023