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| Main Entry: | coward |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is scared, easily intimidated |
| Synonyms: | alarmist, baby*, caitiff, chicken*, craven, cur, dastard, deserter, funk, gutless*, malingerer, mouse*, pessimist, poltroon, quitter, rabbit*, recreant, shirk, shirker, sneak, weakling, wimp*, yellow*, chicken heart, chicken liver, faint-of-heart, faintheart, fraidy-cat, invertebrate, jellyfish, lily liver, scaredy cat, skulker, white liver, yellow belly |
| Antonyms: | aggressor, hero |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | craven |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | timid person |
| Synonyms: | caitiff, chicken*, coward, dastard, poltroon, quitter, recreant, weakling, wimp*, fraidy cat, nebbish, scaredy cat, wheyface, wuss, yellow belly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gutless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | timid |
| Synonyms: | abject, chicken*, coward, cowardly, craven, feeble, irresolute, lily-livered*, pusillanimous, spineless*, submissive, weak, yellow*, chicken-hearted, faint-hearted, wimpy, yellow-bellied |
| Antonyms: | bold, brave, courageous, gutsy, resolute |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | namby-pamby |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pansy |
| Synonyms: | baby*, caitiff, chicken heart, chicken liver, chicken*, coward, cry-baby, fraidy-cat, jellyfish, lily liver, milksop, momma's boy, pantywaist, quitter, scaredy cat, sissy*, weakling, wimp, wuss, wussy, yellow, yellow belly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pantywaist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sissy |
| Synonyms: | baby*, chicken*, coward, cry-baby, fraidy-cat, milksop, momma's boy, namby-pamby, pansy, scaredy cat, weakling, wimp*, wuss, wussy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sissy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | weakling |
| Synonyms: | baby, chicken*, coward, cream puff, crybaby, cuckold, daisy, jellyfish, milksop, momma's boy, namby-pamby, pansy, pantywaist*, pushover, wimp*, wuss, yellow belly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sneak |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is very dishonest |
| Synonyms: | con artist, coward, cur, dastard, heel*, informer, louse, rascal, scoundrel, skunk*, slink*, snake*, toad*, weasel*, wretch, cheater, reptile, snake in grass |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | weakling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who has no strength |
| Synonyms: | baby, chicken*, coward, cream puff, crybaby, misfit, pushover, wimp*, chicken heart, dotard, invertebrate, jellyfish, yellow belly |
| Antonyms: | strongman |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wimp |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | weakling |
| Synonyms: | baby, caitiff, chicken heart, chicken liver, chicken*, coward, cream puff, crybaby, daisy, featherweight*, fraidy-cat, jellyfish, lily liver, loser, milksop, momma's boy, namby-pamby, pansy, pantywaist*, puppy*, pushover, scaredy-cat, schlemiel*, sissy, wuss, wussy, yellow belly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chicken |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person afraid to try something |
| Synonyms: | coward, craven, dastard, funk, poltroon, quitter, recreant, scaredy cat, yellow belly |
| Main Entry: | cur |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rotten, lowly animate being |
| Synonyms: | black sheep*, blackguard, bum, cad, coward, dog*, good-for-nothing*, heel*, hound*, ne'er-do-well, rat*, riffraff*, scoundrel, scum*, skunk*, snake*, stinker, toad*, villain, worm*, wretch, yellow dog |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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