Coward synonyms

fear (related)

A reason for dread or apprehension:

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scaredy-cat

One who is excessively fearful.

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craven

Characterized by abject fear; cowardly.

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poltroon

An utter coward.

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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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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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chicken

(Countable, gay slang) A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair. Cf. chickenhawk

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wimp

Alternative spelling of WIMP.

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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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lily-liver

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yellow-belly

(Slang) A contemptible coward

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milquetoast

One who has a meek, timid, unassertive nature.

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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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nervous-nellie

Alternative spelling of nervous Nellie.

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shirker

One who shirks a duty or responsibility.

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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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punk

(Music) Punk rock.

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panicmonger

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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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jellyfish

(Informal) A weak-willed person

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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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pusillanimous

Showing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity