backboned

adjective

Definition of backbonednext
as in strong

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  1. strong
  2. tough
  3. firm
  4. principled
  5. virtuous
  6. hard
  7. moral
  8. upright
Adjective
  • Mercury in Scorpio squares Mars in Leo, making opinions stronger, reactions quicker, and certain conversations easier to escalate than intended.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Fire officials had also failed to take advantage of satellite imagery after strong winds grounded their typical eyes in the sky, aircraft.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of strong
Adjective
  • Now, Germino says her social media presence is all about giving other patients going through the same tough decision an example of someone who’s thriving after the procedure.
    — Kara McGrath, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's administration is about to start tough budget negotiations against a backdrop of division and economic turmoil.
    — Chloe Taylor,Jenni Reid, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of tough
Adjective
  • His cheeks had filled out, and his arms were firm with muscle.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The Sun in Libra opposes Saturn in Aries, highlighting where cooperation, commitments, or expectations may need firmer structure.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of firm
Adjective
  • Yes, there’s the larger journey of you becoming more principled in your work, but new travel possibilities could also emerge from this nexus, as could new ways of relating to the wider world generally.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026
  • President Burchfield is a principled politician who rose to office by trusting his heartland instincts.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of principled
Adjective
  • Jang, meanwhile, begins the show as a brilliant and impeccably virtuous prosecutor who simply wants to serve his country and expunge the drug trade.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
  • All this creates a virtuous flywheel where more use of AI agents creates more demand for Dell’s servers, and vice versa.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of virtuous
Adjective
  • That capability matters against some of the hardest targets facing modern air defenses.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Built along a verdant slope edging Bodrum’s Paradise Bay, this contemporary property offers hard-to-beat vistas.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of hard
Adjective
  • Her most effective characters are children or young adults, people who may credibly experience a simplistic moral awakening.
    — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Sutskever is the moral center of the film and grows increasingly uncomfortable as Altman forges ahead with complicated AI models that have learned how to lie, willfully ignoring risks.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of moral
Adjective
  • The acrylic, vertical files keep purses upright and prevent them from falling over.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Although most planets spin with their rotational axes generally upright with respect to their orbital plane, Uranus exhibits an extreme axial tilt, causing its spin to resemble something more akin to a steady roll.
    — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of upright
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“Backboned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backboned. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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