| Main Entry: |
cowardly |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
fearful |
Synonyms: |
afraid,
anxious,
apprehensive, backward,
base, caitiff, chicken-hearted, cowering, cowhearted, craven, dastardly,
diffident, dismayed, fainthearted,
frightened, gutless, having the willies, jittery, lacking courage, lily-livered,
nervous, no guts, panicky, paper tiger, pigeonhearted,
pusillanimous, recreant, retiring, running scared,
scared, shrinking,
shy,
soft*, spineless,
timid,
timorous,
weak, weak-kneed,
worthless,
yellow*, yellow-bellied
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Antonyms: |
bold, brave, courageous, daring, dauntless, unafraid, undaunted, unfearful
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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