Pusillanimous Synonyms

pyo͝o'sə-lăn'ə-məs

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Synonyms for Pusillanimous

afraid
(Colloquial) regretful, sorry
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fearful
Inclined to feel anxiety or apprehension; timid; nervous.
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timid
The definition of timid is shy and fearful.
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chicken
(Slang) Timid or cowardly
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cowardly
Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; basely or weakly fearful.
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gutless
Lacking substance; weak or insignificant.
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tame
Not or no longer wild; domesticated
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chickenhearted
Ignobly lacking in courage
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craven
The definition of craven is someone or something cowardly, fearful or lacking in any type of courage.
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dastardly
In the manner of a dastard; marked by cowardice; pusillanimous
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faint-hearted
Deficient in conviction or courage; timid.
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lily-livered
(Idiomatic) Cowardly, lacking bravery.
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unmanly
(Of a person) Showing characteristics that are not manly, such as being immature, effeminate or cowardly, which might be construed as an indicator of weakness or of baseness of character.
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yellow
Of the color yellow.
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yellow-bellied
(Slang) Cowardly.
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timorous
Full of or subject to fear; timid
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poor-spirited
Having or showing a poor spirit; cowardly; timorous; abject
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Words Related to Pusillanimous

fear
(Dialectal) Able; capable; stout; strong; sound.
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Pusillanimous Sentence Examples

  • A strong sense of duty, genuine piety, and a cautious but by no means pusillanimous common-sense coloured every action of his patient, laborious and eventful life.

  • But it is also an example of the pusillanimous nature of contemporary political argument.

  • A late and dubious tradition asserts that the family name became so discredited owing to the pusillanimous conduct of John and Edward Baliol that it was abandoned by its owners in favour of the form Baillie.

  • Forever is a pusillanimous way of saying as long as I live.

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