Synonyms for nerveless

Most common

cool · coolheaded · chicken · cowardly · feeble · numb

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Antonyms

lion-hearted, valiant, doughty

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Lacking nerve: fearful; cowardly.

2. adj. 2

   Lacking a nervous system.

3. adj. 3

   Devoid of nerves: calm, controlled, cool under pressure.

Related words

Word family

nervelessly nervelessness

Example sentences

• cool Soon the bath was cool enough for him to get into.
• chicken A nice roast chicken is one of my favorite dishes.
• cowardly Grr! Avoid not, unwelcome evil and cowardly beast!
• feeble The feeble patient is suffering from stomach cancer.
• numb Mark was becoming more and more emotionally numb?

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

cool¹, numb¹

6 letters

feeble²

7 letters

chicken², gutless²

8 letters

cowardly³, impotent³

9 letters

powerless³, spineless²

10 letters

coolheaded

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (feeble² = 2 syllables).