Definition of GUTLESS

gutless

Adjective

  • Lacking courage or determination; cowardly.
  • lacking courage or vitality
    • "he was a yellow gutless worm"

Adjective Satellite

  • weak in willpower, courage or vitality

Adj

  • Without a gut.
  • Cowardly; lacking courage or morals.

Examples

  • A gutless Scrabble player always takes the easy points, avoiding risky bingos.

Origin / Etymology

From gut + -less.

Synonyms

namby-pamby, spineless, wishy-washy, boneless, chicken, chicken-hearted, chickenshit, cowardly, craven, dastardly, fainthearted, fearful, gutless, heartless, hen-hearted, kiasi, lily-livered, milky, mousy, niddering, nidering, niding, nithing, poor-spirited, pusillanimous, sissy, timid, timorous, unhearty, weak-kneed, wimpish, yellow, yellow-bellied

Antonyms

gutsy

Scrabble Score: 8

gutless: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
gutless: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gutless: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

gutless: valid Words With Friends Word