Cowardice synonyms and antonyms

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bravery (antonym)
(Usually uncountable) Being brave, courageousness.
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weakness
Weakness is defined as a lack of strength or a character flaw, or something that you cannot resist.
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valor (antonym)
Strength of mind in regard to danger; that quality which enables a person to encounter danger with firmness; personal bravery; courage; prowess; intrepidity.
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fear (related)
A reason for dread or apprehension:
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pusillanimity
The quality or state of being pusillanimous; the vice of being timid and cowardly, and thus not living up to one's full potential; pusillanimousness.
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gutlessness
The state or condition of being gutless; cowardice.
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shyness (related)
The quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions.
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chickenheartedness
Alternative form of chicken-heartedness.
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unmanliness
The property of being unmanly; sissiness; womanliness.
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courage (antonym)
(Obs.) Mind; purpose; spirit
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abjectness
The state of being abject; abasement; meanness; servility. [Late 16th century.]
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bullying
Persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person.
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want of courage
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fearlessness (antonym)
The quality of being fearless.
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cowardliness
A cowardly action.
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cravenness
The state of being craven
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timorousness
The property of being timorous.
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faintheartedness
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baseness
The quality of being unworthy to hold virtues or value.
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abject fear
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quailing
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shrinking
The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.
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cowering
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groveling
The act of one who grovels.
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sniveling
Alternative form of snivelling.
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recreancy
The quality or state of being recreant.
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dastardy
Base timidity; cowardliness
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dastardliness
The state or quality of being dastardly.
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spinelessness
The state or quality of being spineless; cowardice.
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poltroonery
Cowardice; want of spirit; pusillanimity.
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desertion
(Law) Willful abandonment of a spouse or child owed a duty of support.
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apprehension
Apprehension is defined as when you are nervous and scared about something or about what might happen.
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dread
Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
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diffidence
The quality or state of being diffident; timidity or shyness.
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apprehensiveness
The state of being apprehensive
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fearfulness
The quality of being fearful
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baby act
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white feather
A sign of cowardice.
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yellow streak
A tendency to be cowardly, craven, etc.
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yellowness
The state or quality of being yellow.
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funk
Funky jazz
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cold feet
Fearfulness or timidity preventing the completion of a course of action.
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faint-heartedness
The quality or state of being fainthearted.
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stupidity (related)
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callousness (related)
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arrogance (related)
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treachery (related)
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duplicity (related)
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obstinacy (related)
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insubordination (related)
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hubris (related)
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disloyalty (related)
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irresponsibility (related)
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egotism (related)
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ingratitude (related)
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hypocrisy (related)
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viciousness (related)
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rashness (related)
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perfidy (related)
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lack of guts
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  • His display of cowardice was pitiful.

  • He was reliving the pain of Darian's death, sickened by his own cowardice.

  • The basic point is incredibly complex, examining tolerance, loyalty and cowardice with a visceral punch to the audience.

  • Because if you ran away then it meant you were afraid - " flight was not an option, it meant cowardice " .

  • The Piersons Puppeteers are Niven's most inventive creations; two-headed, three-legged creatures of a vast empire, whose culture is dominated by cowardice.

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