What is another word for cowardly?
416 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ kˈa͡ʊədli], [ kˈaʊədli], [ k_ˈaʊ_ə_d_l_i]Table of Contents
Similar words for cowardly:- afraid (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- below the belt (adjective)
- cowardly (adjective)
- craven (adjective)
- cringing (adjective)
- dastardly (adjective)
- fainthearted (adjective)
- fearful (adjective)
- frightened (adjective)
- gutless (adjective)
- mean-spirited (adjective)
- recreant (adjective)
- sneaky (adjective)
- timid (adjective)
- tremulous (adjective)
- unmanly (adjective)
- weak-willed (adjective)
- wishy-washy (adjective)
- fearfully (adverb)
- caitiff (noun)
- chicken (noun)
- chickenhearted (noun)
- cowardly (noun)
- other synonyms
- insipid
- other relevant words
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- most unassertive,
- more unassertive,
- un-assertive,
- more cowering,
- having cold feet,
- most cowering,
- un assertive.
- 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.
- horrified,
- agitated,
- unnerved,
- Harrowed,
- chicken-livered,
- alarmed,
- intimidated,
- rattled,
- petrified,
- paralyzed,
- startled.
- more coward,
- more chicken hearted,
- more chicken-hearted,
- chicken hearted,
- most chicken-hearted,
- sub missive,
- most coward,
- most chicken hearted.
- 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.
adv.
•fearfully (adverb)n.
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- fear.
Other synonyms:
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- effete.
- 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:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
dastardly.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
chicken, LAF, loose, unconsolidated, yellow, ignoble.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
cowardice, timid, despicable, vile, faint-hearted, contemptible, drop.
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Adjective
Antonyms for Cowardly:
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adj.
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all
brave.
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Other antonyms:
lionhearted, cheeky, plucky, brazen, resolute, determined, nervy.
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all
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.