Another word for cowardly
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Adjective
Ignobly lacking in courage
- Having a belly that is yellow or yellowish. Used of certain birds, for example.
- Cowardly.
- The hue of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between orange and green, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 570 to 590 nanometers; any of a group of colors of a hue resembling that of ripe lemons and varying in lightness and saturation; one of the subtractive primaries; one of the psychological primary hues.
- A pigment or dye having this hue.
- Something that has this hue.
- Lacking courage or drive.
- Lacking substance; weak or insignificant.
- A common domesticated fowl (Gallus domesticus) widely raised for meat and eggs and believed to be descended from the jungle fowl G. gallus.
- Any of various similar or related birds.
- The flesh of the chicken, used as food.
- Uncharacteristic of, unbecoming to, or degrading to a man, especially in not conforming to stereotypical masculine traits such as stoicism and independence.
- Lacking courage; cowardly.
- Cowardly; timid.
- Deficient in conviction or courage; timid.
- Cowardly and malicious; base.
- Characterized by abject fear; cowardly.
- A coward.
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Another word for cowardly
Modifier
Lacking courage
- Having a belly that is yellow or yellowish. Used of certain birds, for example.
- Cowardly.
- The hue of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between orange and green, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 570 to 590 nanometers; any of a group of colors of a hue resembling that of ripe lemons and varying in lightness and saturation; one of the subtractive primaries; one of the psychological primary hues.
- A pigment or dye having this hue.
- Something that has this hue.
- Cowardly; timid.
- Lacking courage; cowardly.
- A common domesticated fowl (Gallus domesticus) widely raised for meat and eggs and believed to be descended from the jungle fowl G. gallus.
- Any of various similar or related birds.
- The flesh of the chicken, used as food.
- Having or feeling nervous unease:
- Marked by jittering movements:
- Causing fright or alarm.
- Easily scared; very timid.
- Having fear; afraid, frightened.
- simple past tense and past participle of scare
- In a state of panic.
- cowardly; timid; shy
- Having the emotion of dismay.
- Uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter; worried.
- Attended with, showing, or causing anxiety:
- Eagerly or earnestly desirous.
- Of or relating to the nerves or nervous system:
- Stemming from or affecting the nerves or nervous system:
- Easily agitated or distressed; high-strung or jumpy.
- Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy:
- Capable of understanding and quick to apprehend.
- Present participle of cower.
- Shy and reserved; modest.
- Directed or facing toward the back or rear.
- Done or arranged in a manner or order that is opposite to previous occurrence or normal use.
- Unwilling to act; reluctant; shy.
- Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid:
- Easily startled; timid:
- Tending to avoid contact or familiarity with others; retiring or reserved:
- Characterized by reserve or diffidence:
- Experiencing fear; frightened:
- Inclined to feel anxiety or apprehension; timid; nervous.
- Indicating anxiety or fear:
- Filled with fear; frightened:
- Having feelings of aversion or unwillingness in regard to something:
- Filled with regret or concern. Used especially to soften an unpleasant statement:
- filled with fright; terrified
- Full of apprehensiveness; timid.
- Lacking self-confidence; shy.
- Fearful and hesitant:
Suggestive of a coward
- characteristic of a wimp
- Having the characteristics of a wimp; feeble, indecisive, cowardly.
- Lacking courage or drive.
- Lacking substance; weak or insignificant.
- Lacking courage or willpower.
- Having no spines.
- Lacking a spinal column; invertebrate.
- Unsure of how to act or proceed; undecided.
- Lacking in resolution; indecisive.
- Uncharacteristic of, unbecoming to, or degrading to a man, especially in not conforming to stereotypical masculine traits such as stoicism and independence.
- Yielding readily to pressure or weight:
- Easily molded, cut, or worked:
- Not tense and therefore capable of absorbing the impact of a ball or puck and of catching, receiving, or controlling it:
- The lowest or bottom part:
- The part of a plant or animal organ that is nearest to its point of attachment.
- The point of attachment of such an organ.
- An act of intimidating a weaker person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.
- Persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person.
- Present participle of bully.
- Lacking physical strength, energy, or vigor; feeble.
- Likely to fail under pressure, stress, or strain; lacking resistance:
- Lacking firmness of character or strength of will:
- Having or characterized by a malicious or petty spirit.
- having or showing a poor spirit; cowardly; timorous; abject
- Unfaithful or disloyal to a belief, duty, or cause:
- Craven or cowardly.
- A faithless or disloyal person.
- Cowardly and malicious; base.
- Characterized by abject fear; cowardly.
- A coward.
- Lacking courage; cowardly.
See also:In the manner of a coward
- The act or an instance of running.
- The power or ability to run.
- The exercise or sport of someone who runs.
- Trembling or quivering; tremulous:
- Lacking soundness or sturdiness, as of construction:
- Not to be depended on; precarious:
- Present participle of quail.
- The act of one who quails, or draws back in fear.
- Present participle of cower.
- Present participle of cringe.
- Act of one who cringes.
- Acting in a stealthy, furtive way.
- Unavowed; secret.
- Gradually growing or persistent:
- Present participle of skulk.
Synonym Study
- Dastardly connotes a sneaking, malicious cowardice that is manifested in a despicable act a dastardly informer
- Pusillanimous implies an ignoble, contemptible lack of courage or resolution pusillanimous submission
- Craven implies abject or fainthearted fear a craven fear for one's life
- Cowardly , the general term, suggests a reprehensible lack of courage in the face of danger or pain a cowardly deserter
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