Coward Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Coward

craven
Characterized by abject fear; cowardly.
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scaredy-cat
One who is excessively fearful.
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poltroon
An utter coward.
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lily-liver
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sneak
A cheat; a con artist; a trickster
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caitiff
(Archaic) a villain, a coward or wretch
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wimp
Alternative spelling of WIMP.
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yellow-belly
(Slang) A contemptible coward
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shirker
One who shirks a duty or responsibility.
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deserter
Under the United States Code of Military Justice, a person who has been placed on AWOL status for more than 30 days
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milquetoast
One who has a meek, timid, unassertive nature.
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jellyfish
(Informal) A weak-willed person
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dastard
A sneaky, cowardly evildoer
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chicken
(Countable, gay slang) A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair. Cf. chickenhawk
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sissy
The definition of a sissy is a timid person or an an insulting term for an effeminate boy or man.
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nervous-nellie
Alternative spelling of nervous Nellie.
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mouse
A hand-held input device that is moved about on a flat surface to direct the cursor on a computer screen. It also has buttons for activating computer functions. The underside of a mechanical mouse contains a rubber-coated ball that rotates as the mouse is moved; optical sensors detect the motion and move the screen pointer correspondingly. An optical mouse is cordless and uses reflections from an LED to track the mouse's movement over a special reflective mat which is marked with a grid that acts as a frame of reference.
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cowardly
The definition of cowardly is something characterized by a lack of courage.
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lily-livered
(Idiomatic) Cowardly, lacking bravery.
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bully
A person who is cruel to others, especially those who are weaker or have less power.
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blusterer
A person who blusters.
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alarmist
One who causes others to become alarmed without cause.
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malingerer
A person who malingers.
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quitter
(Now rare, Jamaica) Matter flowing from a wound or sore; pus.
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gutless
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panicmonger
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punk
(Music) Punk rock.
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chicken-heart
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fraidy-cat
A coward; a person who is easily frightened.
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rabbit
Any of various long-eared, short-tailed, burrowing mammals of the family Leporidae, such as the commonly domesticated species Oryctolagus cuniculus, native to Europe and widely introduced elsewhere, or the cottontail of the Americas.
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pantywaist
(Pejorative, dated) An ineffectual, weak, or timid person, especially a boy or young man; a sissy.
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funk
(Uncountable) A state of fear or panic, especially cowardly
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scaramouch
A boastful coward or rascal
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milksop
(By extension, pejorative) A weak, easily frightened or ineffectual person.
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recreant
(Archaic) A coward.
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pessimist
Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things.
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dastardly
Of or like a dastard; mean and cowardly
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tremulous
Fearful; timid; timorous
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noel
A Christmas carol
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Sir Noel Pierce Coward
English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
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cur
A mean, contemptible person
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faintheart
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mollycoddle
A man or boy used to being coddled, or protected, pampered, etc.
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baby
Unborn young; a fetus.
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weakling
A person of weak or even sickly physical constitution
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irresolute
The definition of irresolute is uncertain or showing signs of indecision.
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noel coward
English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
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wheyface
A pale or pallid face
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Antonyms for Coward

hero
A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life:
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aggressor
The person who first attacks or makes an aggression; he who begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.
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Words Related to Coward

fear
A reason for dread or apprehension:
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simpleton
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liar
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sadist
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Coward Sentence Examples

  • No one thinks you a coward, but that's not the point.

  • Fear didn't make a person a coward.

  • She would have coward under the table all night, too frightened to go for help.

  • But he did not wish the little girl to think him a coward, so he advanced slowly to the edge of the roof.

  • I guess I'm a coward.

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