Synonyms

gutless

American

[guht-lis] / ˈgʌt lɪs /

adjective

Informal.

lacking courage, fortitude, or determination.

gutless British

/ ˈɡʌtlɪs /

adjective

informal lacking courage or determination

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Other Word Forms

gutlessness noun

Etymology

Origin of gutless

1600–10 for literal sense; gut + -less

Example Sentences

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I have been a bit gutless with City recently and have backed them to win games like this against the teams around them in the table - like last week against Forest for example.

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I was totally gutless last week, going for Manchester United to draw with Brighton.

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Graham: Yet another gutless performance, running out of ideas.

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Members of the group did indeed know Ray McDonald, with one posting a newspaper article from a previous trial in which the judge described him as "gutless".

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He will have left Emirates Stadium sorely disappointed after a gutless shambles of an effort from Chelsea, who could easily have suffered greater humiliation had Arsenal taken all their chances.

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