lack of backbone
- spinelessLacking courage or resolve
- cowardiceAbsence of bravery
- weakLacking power or force
- timidLacking courage or confidence
- jellyfishDrifting marine stinger
gutless · pushover · doormat · meek · feeble · submissive · invertebrate · wishy-washy · yellow · chicken · faint-hearted · limp · soft · caving · wavering · capitulation · surrender · crumbling
assertiveness and self-advocacy
lack of backboneassertiveness
Confident self-expression quality
forcefulness · boldness · self-assertion · decisiveness · standing one's ground