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1099 synonyms found
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Pronunciation:
[ kˈa͡ʊəd], [ kˈaʊəd], [ k_ˈaʊ_ə_d]
Coward is a negative term that typically means someone who is afraid to face danger, difficulty, or pain. However, there are many synonyms that can be used to describe someone who is cowardly. Some examples include: timorous, faint-hearted, lily-livered, spineless, gutless, yellow-bellied, craven, pusillanimous, scaredy-cat, chicken-hearted, and fearful. These words can be used to describe someone who lacks courage or is easily intimidated, and can be useful for conveying a range of emotions in writing or conversation. It's important to remember that while these words can be powerful, it's also important to use them with tact and empathy towards others.
Similar words: wimp, chicken, sissy, wuss, yellow-bellied
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Similar words for coward:
- gutless (adjective)
- chicken (noun)
- coward (noun)
- craven (noun)
- cur (noun)
- namby-pamby (noun)
- pantywaist (noun)
- person (noun)
- poltroon (noun)
- sissy (noun)
- sneak (noun)
- weakling (noun)
- wimp (noun)
- Sir Noel Pierce Coward
- noel coward
- noun
- poltroon
- other relevant words (adjective)
- other relevant words (noun)
- other relevant words (verb)
Synonyms for Coward:
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adj.
• gutless- chicken hearted ,
- faint hearted ,
- lily livered ,
- lilylivered ,
- more chicken ,
- more chicken hearted ,
- more chicken-hearted ,
- more coward ,
- more faint hearted ,
- more faint-hearted ,
- more yellow bellied ,
- more yellow-bellied ,
- more yellowbellied ,
- most chicken ,
- most chicken hearted ,
- most chicken-hearted ,
- most coward ,
- most faint hearted ,
- most faint-hearted ,
- most yellow bellied ,
- most yellow-bellied ,
- most yellowbellied ,
- sub missive ,
- wimpier ,
- wimpiest ,
- yellow bellied ,
- yellowbellied .
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n.
• chicken • coward • craven • cur • namby-pamby • pantywaist • person • poltroon • sissy • sneak • weakling • wimp Other synonyms:
- nebbish ,
- weakling ,
- wimp ,
- wuss ,
- yellow-belly .
- chickenshit ,
- pansy .
- funk .
- baby .
Other relevant words:
- abstract ,
- abuse ,
- admonish ,
- affright ,
- aflutter ,
- al qaeda ,
- al qaida ,
- alarm ,
- alkali ,
- also-ran ,
- andiron ,
- annul ,
- anuran ,
- anxious ,
- appal ,
- appalled ,
- appearance ,
- arise ,
- arse ,
- ass ,
- auger ,
- avert ,
- awe ,
- awful ,
- babe ,
- backside ,
- bad ,
- bad hat ,
- baddie ,
- bag ,
- ballyrag ,
- balmy ,
- bang-up ,
- basal ,
- base of operations ,
- baseborn ,
- basis ,
- bastard ,
- batrachian ,
- bear witness ,
- beating-reed instrument ,
- beau ideal ,
- beguiler ,
- behind ,
- bellyacher ,
- besotted ,
- betray ,
- betrayer ,
- bird louse ,
- biting louse ,
- blabber ,
- blabbermouth ,
- black eye ,
- blackleg ,
- blind drunk ,
- blotto ,
- blowout ,
- blue ,
- blue funk ,
- boss around ,
- bothered ,
- bottom ,
- bounder ,
- break away ,
- breeze ,
- broken ,
- browbeat ,
- bullyrag ,
- bum about ,
- bum around ,
- bunco ,
- bunk ,
- buns ,
- butt ,
- buttocks ,
- cabbage ,
- caddish ,
- cadge ,
- can ,
- canary ,
- card shark ,
- card sharp ,
- card sharper ,
- cardsharper ,
- care ,
- case-by-case ,
- cautious ,
- change of mind ,
- chase ,
- chase after ,
- cheap ,
- cheat ,
- cheat on ,
- cheesy ,
- child ,
- child's play ,
- chilling ,
- chintzy ,
- chou ,
- chump ,
- cinch ,
- clapperclaw ,
- click ,
- cocker ,
- cockeyed ,
- coddle ,
- complainer ,
- computer mouse ,
- computer-aided design ,
- con ,
- con man ,
- concern ,
- coney ,
- confidence man ,
- conk ,
- cony ,
- cool ,
- coolheaded ,
- cop ,
- corking ,
- cornerstone ,
- cosset ,
- cracking ,
- crappy ,
- crawl ,
- creep ,
- cringe ,
- crocked ,
- cross ,
- crumb ,
- crummy ,
- crushed ,
- cunt ,
- cushy ,
- dallier ,
- dandy ,
- dash ,
- daughter ,
- deadbeat ,
- deadly ,
- deathly ,
- debar ,
- decayed ,
- deceiver ,
- decrepit ,
- deflect ,
- defraud ,
- delicate ,
- demo ,
- demonstrate ,
- denounce ,
- depict ,
- depleted ,
- depressed ,
- depression ,
- derelict ,
- derriere ,
- designate ,
- detent ,
- determinist ,
- device characteristic ,
- devil ,
- diddle ,
- diffident ,
- diffuse ,
- diffused ,
- dilly-dallier ,
- dillydallier ,
- dim ,
- dire ,
- direful ,
- dirt ball ,
- dirty dog ,
- discerning ,
- dismay ,
- dispirited ,
- display ,
- disqualify ,
- dissuade ,
- do-nothing ,
- doer ,
- dog-iron ,
- domestic dog ,
- dope ,
- double-dealer ,
- down ,
- down in the mouth ,
- downcast ,
- downhearted ,
- dread ,
- dreaded ,
- dreadful ,
- dribble ,
- drip mold ,
- dripping ,
- drone ,
- drop ,
- duck soup ,
- dweeb ,
- easy ,
- easygoing ,
- eatage ,
- emasculate ,
- endanger ,
- epicene ,
- escape ,
- establish ,
- evidence ,
- evince ,
- exhibit ,
- explorer ,
- express ,
- fag ,
- faggot ,
- fagot ,
- failure ,
- fairy ,
- fake ,
- faker ,
- fall guy ,
- fallible ,
- fanny ,
- fatalistic ,
- fawn ,
- fazed ,
- fearfulness ,
- fearsome ,
- featherbed ,
- feature ,
- female child ,
- fend off ,
- fetid ,
- fiddle ,
- filch ,
- fille ,
- fink ,
- firedog ,
- first ,
- first gear ,
- flabby ,
- flaccid ,
- flighty ,
- flimsy ,
- flip-flop ,
- floor ,
- fly the coop ,
- foetid ,
- fool ,
- foot ,
- forage ,
- foul ,
- foul-smelling ,
- found ,
- foundation ,
- frail ,
- frank ,
- frankfurter ,
- fraud ,
- free-base ,
- freedom fighter ,
- friend ,
- frig around ,
- fright ,
- frighten away ,
- frighten off ,
- frightening ,
- frightful ,
- frog ,
- frump ,
- fuck off ,
- fuddled ,
- fugitive ,
- fundament ,
- furtive ,
- gage ,
- galvanise ,
- galvanize ,
- gentle ,
- girlfriend ,
- give away ,
- give chase ,
- glom ,
- gloomy ,
- go after ,
- god ,
- good-for-naught ,
- goon ,
- grass over ,
- graven image ,
- great ,
- green goddess ,
- greyback ,
- grim ,
- grind ,
- groovy ,
- ground ,
- groundwork ,
- grovel ,
- groveling ,
- grovelling ,
- grub ,
- grumbler ,
- gull ,
- guy ,
- hapless ,
- hare ,
- harum-scarum ,
- head for the hills ,
- head off ,
- hector ,
- heller ,
- hideous ,
- hightail it ,
- hind end ,
- hindquarters ,
- hobo ,
- home ,
- homo ,
- hood ,
- hoodlum ,
- hook ,
- hooligan ,
- hornswoggle ,
- horrendous ,
- horrid ,
- horror-stricken ,
- hot dog ,
- hotdog ,
- hothead ,
- hound dog ,
- huddle ,
- human being ,
- humble ,
- humbled ,
- humiliated ,
- hunt ,
- hybridise ,
- hybridize ,
- hydra ,
- hysteric ,
- icky ,
- idler ,
- ill-scented ,
- immoral ,
- imp ,
- imperfect ,
- imperil ,
- imposter ,
- impostor ,
- indicate ,
- indispose ,
- indulge ,
- indulgent ,
- infant ,
- infrastructure ,
- insect ,
- instrumentalist ,
- insurgent ,
- insurrectional ,
- interbreed ,
- intercrossed ,
- invalidate ,
- item-by-item ,
- jail bird ,
- jaundiced ,
- jeopardise ,
- jeopardize ,
- jest at ,
- jump ,
- juvenile delinquent ,
- keen ,
- keep off ,
- keister ,
- kindling ,
- kitty ,
- kitty-cat ,
- knave ,
- knock off ,
- lactating ,
- lady friend ,
- laggard ,
- lagger ,
- lam ,
- lame ,
- lapin ,
- laugh at ,
- laugher ,
- layabout ,
- lemon ,
- lenient ,
- lift ,
- light ,
- light-headed ,
- lightheaded ,
- list ,
- little girl ,
- loaded ,
- loaf ,
- loafer ,
- loan-blend ,
- loanblend ,
- locoweed ,
- loll ,
- loll around ,
- loudmouth ,
- lounge about ,
- lounge around ,
- lousy ,
- low gear ,
- low-down ,
- low-pitched ,
- low-spirited ,
- low-toned ,
- lowly ,
- lunatic ,
- lurch ,
- lurcher ,
- lurk ,
- lurker ,
- madcap ,
- make fun ,
- malinger ,
- mamma's boy ,
- man ,
- man-of-war ,
- mark ,
- matinee idol ,
- maverick ,
- mean ,
- meanspirited ,
- meek ,
- melt off ,
- menace ,
- meritless ,
- mild ,
- milklike ,
- mischief-maker ,
- miserable ,
- misfortunate ,
- miss ,
- missy ,
- moaner ,
- modest ,
- moisture ,
- monish ,
- monkey ,
- moo ,
- mooch ,
- mope ,
- mother's boy ,
- mourning band ,
- mouse-colored ,
- mouselike ,
- mousey ,
- mug ,
- mulct ,
- musician ,
- nance ,
- nates ,
- ne'er-do-well ,
- neat ,
- nebbech ,
- negativist ,
- neglectful ,
- neural ,
- nifty ,
- no-account ,
- no-count ,
- no-good ,
- nobble ,
- noisome ,
- nonattender ,
- nonstarter ,
- not bad ,
- nucleotide ,
- nullify ,
- obviate ,
- offend ,
- old ,
- ophidian ,
- outrage ,
- outrageous ,
- overdue ,
- page ,
- pall ,
- pamper ,
- panic-stricken ,
- panic-struck ,
- panicked ,
- paragon ,
- participant ,
- pass out ,
- pasturage ,
- pasture ,
- pawl ,
- peachy ,
- pedestal ,
- perfection ,
- peril ,
- piano ,
- picnic ,
- picture ,
- pie-eyed ,
- piece of cake ,
- pilfer ,
- pinch ,
- pissed ,
- piteous ,
- pitiable ,
- pitiful ,
- pixilated ,
- plant louse ,
- plastered ,
- plumber's snake ,
- point ,
- poke ,
- poke fun ,
- polecat ,
- poof ,
- poor ,
- poor devil ,
- poove ,
- portuguese man-of-war ,
- posterior ,
- pot ,
- pouf ,
- poulet ,
- prat ,
- precarious ,
- predestinarian ,
- predestinationist ,
- present ,
- pretender ,
- private ,
- prove ,
- prowler ,
- pseud ,
- pseudo ,
- psyche ,
- puke ,
- punk rock ,
- punk rocker ,
- pup ,
- purloin ,
- purulent ,
- push around ,
- puss ,
- pussyfoot ,
- quash ,
- quavering ,
- queasy ,
- queen ,
- queer ,
- rabble ,
- rachitic ,
- radical ,
- radix ,
- ragtag ,
- ragtag and bobtail ,
- rapscallion ,
- ratter ,
- read ,
- rear ,
- rear end ,
- reb ,
- recidivist ,
- recliner ,
- reclining chair ,
- recoil ,
- record ,
- reduce ,
- reed instrument ,
- register ,
- reheel ,
- remiss ,
- remote-controlled ,
- render ,
- reptilian ,
- revealing ,
- revere ,
- reverence ,
- reversal ,
- reverse ,
- reversion ,
- reversionist ,
- revolutionary ,
- rib ,
- ridicule ,
- ridiculous ,
- rise ,
- rise up ,
- roast ,
- rogue ,
- romp ,
- rook ,
- root ,
- root word ,
- rotted ,
- rotter ,
- roughneck ,
- rowdy ,
- ruffian ,
- rump ,
- run ,
- runty ,
- salientian ,
- sapless ,
- scab ,
- scalawag ,
- scallywag ,
- scam ,
- scamp ,
- scandalise ,
- scandalize ,
- scandalmongering ,
- scapegrace ,
- scare ,
- scare away ,
- scare off ,
- scared ,
- scarper ,
- scat ,
- scum bag ,
- scummy ,
- scurvy ,
- seat ,
- sens ,
- sensationalistic ,
- serpent ,
- sess ,
- shadowy ,
- sham ,
- shamefaced ,
- shammer ,
- sharper ,
- sharpie ,
- sharpy ,
- sheeplike ,
- shew ,
- shiner ,
- shit ,
- shitty ,
- shivering ,
- shivery ,
- shlemiel ,
- shock ,
- shocked ,
- shoo-in ,
- shop ,
- short-change ,
- shout ,
- show up ,
- shrimpy ,
- shrink ,
- shrink from ,
- shuddery ,
- shutout ,
- silly ,
- single ,
- sissyish ,
- slap-up ,
- slavish ,
- sleazy ,
- slenderize ,
- slicker ,
- slight ,
- slim down ,
- slip ,
- slit ,
- slopped ,
- sloshed ,
- small ,
- smashed ,
- smashing ,
- smelly ,
- smoke ,
- snake in the grass ,
- snake river ,
- snap ,
- snarf ,
- snatch ,
- sneaker ,
- snitcher ,
- sniveller ,
- so-and-so ,
- soaked ,
- soft touch ,
- sonant ,
- sorry ,
- soulfulness ,
- soused ,
- sozzled ,
- spoil ,
- sponge ,
- spooky ,
- spunk ,
- squawker ,
- squealer ,
- squiffy ,
- squinch ,
- squirm ,
- stag ,
- stalker ,
- stand ,
- start ,
- stave off ,
- stealthy ,
- stem ,
- stern ,
- stiff ,
- stinking ,
- stinkpot ,
- stinky ,
- stool pigeon ,
- stoolie ,
- stoolpigeon ,
- strikebreaker ,
- strong-arm ,
- strong-armer ,
- subdued ,
- subservient ,
- substructure ,
- subversive ,
- sucker ,
- sucking louse ,
- supergrass ,
- surreptitious ,
- svelte ,
- swagger ,
- swashbuckler ,
- swell ,
- swindle ,
- swipe ,
- swoon ,
- swooning ,
- swot ,
- syncope ,
- tag ,
- tail ,
- tail end ,
- take to the woods ,
- talebearer ,
- taleteller ,
- tattler ,
- tell on ,
- telling ,
- temerarious ,
- tenuous ,
- terrible ,
- terrorise ,
- testify ,
- theme ,
- thieve ,
- thin ,
- thornless ,
- thug ,
- tight ,
- tinder ,
- tinny ,
- toad frog ,
- tooshie ,
- touchwood ,
- tough ,
- toughie ,
- trace ,
- track ,
- trail ,
- trailer ,
- traitor ,
- tramp ,
- trash ,
- trembling ,
- trepid ,
- trickle ,
- trickster ,
- trouble maker ,
- troubler ,
- truant ,
- turnaround ,
- turncoat ,
- tush ,
- twat ,
- twist ,
- two-timer ,
- unaccented ,
- unavowed ,
- unchivalrous ,
- underhand ,
- underhanded ,
- understructure ,
- uneasy ,
- unfirm ,
- unhopeful ,
- unmanful ,
- unmanfully ,
- unquiet ,
- unsound ,
- unsuccessful person ,
- unsure ,
- usher ,
- vague ,
- varment ,
- venerate ,
- veneration ,
- venturer ,
- vermin ,
- vibrating reed ,
- victimize ,
- voiced ,
- void ,
- volaille ,
- walkaway ,
- walkover ,
- wander ,
- ward off ,
- warn ,
- warragal ,
- warrigal ,
- washy ,
- waste one's time ,
- watery ,
- weakly ,
- weakly interacting massive particle ,
- weenie ,
- welcome mat ,
- whiner ,
- whitish ,
- wiener ,
- wienerwurst ,
- wimpish ,
- wince ,
- wishy-washy ,
- wispy ,
- wobbly ,
- wonk ,
- wonky ,
- wood pussy ,
- worker ,
- wormlike ,
- wormy ,
- worried ,
- wrestle ,
- wretched ,
- wriggle ,
- writhe ,
- xanthous ,
- yellowed ,
- yellowish ,
- yellowness ,
- yob ,
- yobbo ,
- yobo ,
- young lady ,
- young woman .
- Chicken-hearted ,
- Coistril ,
- Milk-livered ,
- Nidget ,
- Pathetical ,
- Poltroonish ,
- Wheyface ,
- abject ,
- afraid ,
- alarmist ,
- appall ,
- apprehensive ,
- avoid ,
- base ,
- big baby ,
- blusterer ,
- bully ,
- cad ,
- caitiff ,
- chicken ,
- chicken-heart ,
- chickenhearted ,
- chinless wonder ,
- cissy ,
- cocktail ,
- composer ,
- cowardly ,
- cowed ,
- cower ,
- cowering ,
- coystril ,
- craven ,
- cringing ,
- cry-baby ,
- cur ,
- dastard ,
- dastardly ,
- daunt ,
- daunted ,
- deserter ,
- deter ,
- discourage ,
- dismayed ,
- effeminate ,
- faint ,
- faint-hearted ,
- faint-of-heart ,
- faintheart ,
- fainthearted ,
- fear ,
- fearful ,
- feeble ,
- flinch ,
- fragile ,
- fraidy-cat ,
- frighten ,
- frightened ,
- funky ,
- gutless ,
- horrific ,
- horrify ,
- infirm ,
- intimidate ,
- intimidated ,
- invertebrate ,
- jellyfish ,
- lily-liver ,
- lily-livered ,
- low ,
- malingerer ,
- mama's boy ,
- milksop ,
- milquetoast ,
- mollycoddle ,
- mouse ,
- mousy ,
- namby-pamby ,
- nancy ,
- nerd ,
- nerveless ,
- nervous ,
- panicky ,
- panicmonger ,
- pantywaist ,
- pathetic ,
- pessimist ,
- pigeonhearted ,
- poltroon ,
- poor-spirited ,
- powerless ,
- punk ,
- puny ,
- pusillanimous ,
- pussy ,
- quail ,
- quitter ,
- rabbit ,
- recreant ,
- renegade ,
- rickety ,
- rotten ,
- run away ,
- scaramouch ,
- scaramouche ,
- scaredy-cat ,
- scary ,
- shaky ,
- sheepish ,
- shirk ,
- shirker ,
- show ,
- shy ,
- sissified ,
- sissy ,
- skittish ,
- skulk ,
- skulker ,
- slacker ,
- slender ,
- slim ,
- slink ,
- sneak ,
- sneaky ,
- soft ,
- softy ,
- spineless ,
- spiritless ,
- startle ,
- terrify ,
- terrorize ,
- threaten ,
- timid ,
- timorous ,
- trembler ,
- tremulous ,
- turn tail ,
- turnabout ,
- unfit ,
- ungallant ,
- unmanly ,
- unmanned ,
- unsteady ,
- vulnerable ,
- waverer ,
- weak ,
- weak sister ,
- weak-kneed ,
- weakhearted ,
- white feather ,
- white liver ,
- white-livered ,
- yellow ,
- yellow-bellied .
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How to use "Coward" in context?
Who is a coward? A coward is someone who is afraid of or unwilling to face difficulty or danger. This can be physical or mental difficulty. This can also be danger or difficulty from someone or something else. Cowards can be people or things. Some common examples of people who are cowards are children, the elderly, and people who are afraid of the dark. Things that are cowards are animals that are afraid of people or things, things that are made out of soft materials, and things that have no weapons. Cowards can also be people who are afraid of themselves. This can make them shy or isolate them from other people.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
cowards.
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Homophones for Coward:
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