towers of strength
Steadfast dependable people
A tower of strength is someone who provides unwavering support and reliability during difficult times—a person others lean on when circumstances are hardest: She was a tower of strength after his diagnosis.
The plural towers of strength describes multiple such people or, less commonly, repeated instances of being dependable: The nurses were towers of strength throughout the ordeal.
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- pillarUpright architectural support
- dependabilityConsistent trustworthy nature
- steady handUnwavering manual control
resilience · castle · foundation · loyalty · haven · safe harbor · selflessness · perseverance · lighthouse · bastion · fortress · integrity · heart of gold · courage · rock · rock solid · steadfastness · bulwark
towers of strengthfair-weather friends
Friends only in prosperity
backstabbers · turncoats · deserters · abandoners · unreliable
towers of strengthnervous wrecks
Extremely anxious people
basket cases · pushovers · shrinking violets · wimps · weaklings
towers of strengthburdens
Weighty obligations borne
liabilities · dead weight · drains · millstones · albatrosses
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