Synonyms for Cowardly:

• adj.

  •afraid (adjective)
  • dis-heartened,
  • more spooked,
  • more faint-hearted,
  • most terrorstricken,
  • most spooked,
  • more trembling,
  • panicstricken,
  • more terror stricken,
  • more dismayed,
  • more terrorstricken,
  • worried,
  • most disheartened,
  • have cold feet,
  • most terror stricken,
  • terrorstricken,
  • most rattled,
  • co-wed,
  • more rattled,
  • most trembling,
  • most faint hearted,
  • most dismayed,
  • most aroused,
  • dis tressed,
  • dis-mayed,
  • faint hearted,
  • scared death,
  • dis-tressed,
  • dis mayed,
  • most terror-stricken,
  • panic stricken,
  • co wed,
  • terror stricken,
  • up-set,
  • more nervous,
  • more disheartened,
  • more cowed,
  • most faint-hearted,
  • more terror-stricken,
  • more faint hearted,
  • most cowed,
  • dis heartened,
  • more daunted,
  • most daunted,
  • more aroused.
  •all (adjective)
  • cowardly,
  • fearful.
  •below the belt (adjective)
  • un juster,
  • below belt,
  • dis honest,
  • un justest,
  • dis-honest,
  • un-just,
  • un-scrupulous,
  • un just,
  • un-justest,
  • un sportsmanlike,
  • un-juster,
  • un-sportsmanlike,
  • un scrupulous.
  •cowardly (adjective)
  • invertebrate,
  • yellow,
  • spineless.
  •craven (adjective)
  • yellow bellied,
  • most chicken,
  • wussier,
  • lilylivered,
  • most yellow bellied,
  • more weakkneed,
  • most yellowbellied,
  • more yellow-bellied,
  • weak-kneed,
  • wussiest,
  • most wimpish,
  • more wimpish,
  • more yellowbellied,
  • most yellow-bellied,
  • weak kneed,
  • more poltroonish,
  • wimpier,
  • more weak kneed,
  • more weak-kneed,
  • most poltroonish,
  • weakkneed,
  • wimpiest,
  • most weakkneed,
  • yellowbellied,
  • more chicken,
  • lily livered,
  • most weak kneed,
  • more yellow bellied,
  • most weak-kneed.
  •cringing (adjective)
  • more crouching,
  • most crouching.
  •dastardly (adjective)
  • under handed,
  • under-handed.
  •fainthearted (adjective)
  • most unassertive,
  • more unassertive,
  • un-assertive,
  • more cowering,
  • having cold feet,
  • most cowering,
  • un assertive.
  •fearful (adjective)
  • jittery,
  • pigeonhearted,
  • terrified,
  • no guts,
  • dismayed,
  • lacking courage,
  • anxious,
  • paper tiger,
  • retiring,
  • frightened,
  • Cowhearted,
  • worthless,
  • diffident,
  • scared,
  • running scared,
  • phobic,
  • apprehensive,
  • having the willies,
  • shrinking,
  • backward,
  • afraid,
  • nervous,
  • shy.
  •frightened (adjective)
  • horrified,
  • agitated,
  • unnerved,
  • Harrowed,
  • chicken-livered,
  • alarmed,
  • intimidated,
  • rattled,
  • petrified,
  • paralyzed,
  • startled.
  •gutless (adjective)
  • more coward,
  • more chicken hearted,
  • more chicken-hearted,
  • chicken hearted,
  • most chicken-hearted,
  • sub missive,
  • most coward,
  • most chicken hearted.
  •mean-spirited (adjective)
  • mean spirited.
  •recreant (adjective)
  • un truer,
  • dis-loyal,
  • un-truest,
  • un-truer,
  • dis loyal,
  • un truest.
  •sneaky (adjective)
  • snide,
  • Double dealing.
  •timid (adjective)
  • more badgered,
  • most milquetoast,
  • more unassured,
  • most badgered,
  • most bullied,
  • more unnerved,
  • most unnerved,
  • more milquetoast,
  • un nerved,
  • un-assured,
  • un-nerved,
  • re tiring,
  • most browbeaten,
  • de mure,
  • un assured,
  • most unassured,
  • more bullied,
  • more browbeaten,
  • de-mure,
  • re-tiring.
  •tremulous (adjective)
  • more palpitating,
  • ex-cited,
  • more aspen,
  • ex cited,
  • most aspen,
  • most quavering,
  • most palpitating,
  • more quavering.
  •unmanly (adjective)
  • un manly,
  • un manliest,
  • un-manly,
  • un-manliest,
  • un manlier,
  • un-manlier.
  •weak-willed (adjective)
  • weak willed,
  • weakwilled.
  •wishy-washy (adjective)
  • characterless.

• adv.

  •fearfully (adverb)
  • timidly,
  • tremulously,
  • fearfully,
  • Alarmedly,
  • apprehensively,
  • faintheartedly,
  • Agitatedly,
  • spinelessly,
  • anxiously.

• n.

  •
  • soft,
  • irresolute,
  • afraid/scared of your own shadow,
  • weak,
  • feeble,
  • timorous.
  •
  • running,
  • shaky,
  • sneaking,
  • shaken.
  •
  • fear.
  •caitiff (noun)
  • caitiff.
  •chicken (noun)
  • chicken.
  •chickenhearted (noun)
  • chickenhearted.
  •cowardly (noun)
  • dastard,
  • poltroon,
  • cowering,
  • coward,
  • unmanly,
  • funky,
  • lily-livered,
  • white-livered,
  • faint,
  • cringing,
  • poor-spirited,
  • pusillanimous.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • boldly,
  • chinless.
  •
  • effete.
  •insipid
  • namby-pamby.
  •Other relevant words:
  • guarded,
  • submissive,
  • ability,
  • weakly,
  • wary,
  • pathetically,
  • rabbity,
  • avoid,
  • compliant,
  • awful,
  • powerless,
  • subdued,
  • abominably,
  • bashful,
  • feebleminded,
  • effeminate,
  • frightening,
  • goosy,
  • imbecile,
  • cautious,
  • let go,
  • terrible,
  • timorously,
  • weak-willed,
  • faintly,
  • leery,
  • hesitant,
  • cower,
  • scamp,
  • monkey,
  • daunted,
  • sapless,
  • alarming,
  • floppy,
  • facile,
  • quail,
  • tame,
  • cravenly,
  • appallingly,
  • evil,
  • monstrous,
  • scary,
  • run away,
  • cowed,
  • contemptible,
  • flabby,
  • frightful,
  • faculty,
  • awesome,
  • trembling,
  • fearsome,
  • unwilling,
  • languorous,
  • squeamish,
  • scarily,
  • cad,
  • unstrung,
  • despicable,
  • skittish,
  • sissified,
  • knave,
  • low,
  • talent,
  • ineffective,
  • undignified,
  • modest,
  • selfish,
  • infirm,
  • capacity,
  • limber,
  • pusillanimously,
  • etiolated,
  • terror,
  • spiritless,
  • dull,
  • scoundrel,
  • abulic,
  • limp,
  • Feeble-minded,
  • Weak-minded,
  • trigger-happy,
  • slink,
  • Vitelline,
  • vile,
  • atrocious,
  • skittery,
  • edgy,
  • asthenic,
  • easy going,
  • mean,
  • suspicious,
  • Startlish,
  • rascal,
  • horrific,
  • Dough-faced,
  • Funking,
  • sissy,
  • unhardened,
  • wet,
  • Direly,
  • Faintish,
  • diffidence,
  • panic-stricken,
  • jumpy,
  • imp,
  • debilitated,
  • horrifically,
  • listless,
  • distrustful,
  • dreaded,
  • languid,
  • mild,
  • inept,
  • rapscallion,
  • Effet,
  • dreadful,
  • ignoble,
  • weakling,
  • in fear,
  • incompetent,
  • impotent,
  • feckless,
  • trepidant,
  • pliant,
  • frail,
  • meek,
  • Sinewless,
  • dire,
  • badly,
  • timidity,
  • chary,
  • Pithless,
  • drooping,
  • turn tail,
  • trepid,
  • Strengthless,
  • sheepishly,
  • tractable,
  • anaemic,
  • under thumb,
  • rogue,
  • skittishly,
  • shyness,
  • droopy,
  • suppressed,
  • Pooped,
  • Marrowless,
  • dexterity,
  • hand,
  • power,
  • uncourageous,
  • flinch,
  • flaccid,
  • horrendous,
  • sneak,
  • recreantly,
  • pliable,
  • Lustless,
  • set free,
  • bad,
  • coy,
  • Milk-livered,
  • filthy,
  • gone,
  • blackguard,
  • anemic,
  • blushing,
  • wishy-washy,
  • ungallant,
  • ineffectual,
  • foolish,
  • terribly,
  • under control,
  • weakhearted,
  • humanly,
  • Fearing,
  • shivery,
  • mousy,
  • bloodless,
  • skulk,
  • white feather,
  • slack,
  • rubbery,
  • unmanned,
  • poorly,
  • on edge,
  • show.

Paraphrases for Cowardly:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    dastardly.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    chicken, LAF, loose, unconsolidated, yellow, ignoble.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    cowardice, timid, despicable, vile, faint-hearted, contemptible, drop.

Antonyms for Cowardly:

• adj.

  • all
    brave.
  • fearful
    dauntless, courageous, undaunted, bold, Unfearful, daring, unafraid.
  • Other antonyms:
    lionhearted, cheeky, plucky, brazen, resolute, determined, nervy.

Homophones for Cowardly:

• courtelle, cartwheel, crottal, crude oil, creedal, cradle, cordially, cartel, chordal, checkered lily, crudely, credal, crottle, crotal, courtly, chortle, curtail, curdle, cordial, Cordell Hull, curtal, curtly.