What is another word for recreant?
545 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɹˈɛkɹiːənt], [ ɹˈɛkɹiːənt], [ ɹ_ˈɛ_k_ɹ_iː__ə_n_t]
Recreant is an archaic or formal term that is not frequently used in modern English. It refers to someone who is disloyal, cowardly, or unfaithful. There are a few different synonyms that could be used in its place depending on the context. Some similar words might include traitor, turncoat, deserter, apostate, or backslider. Each of these terms conveys a sense of betrayal or disloyalty, and may be more appropriate in different contexts. For instance, someone who betrays their country might be called a traitor, while someone who abandons their religious beliefs might be called an apostate.
Synonyms for Recreant:
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adj.
• cowardly- Chicken-hearted ,
- Cowhearted ,
- having the willies ,
- lacking courage ,
- no guts ,
- running scared ,
- yellow-bellied ,
- apostate ,
- fearful ,
- shrinking ,
- softer ,
- weak-kneed .
- dis affected ,
- dis loyal ,
- dis-affected ,
- dis-loyal ,
- more apostate ,
- more estranged ,
- more unloyal ,
- more unpatriotic ,
- most apostate ,
- most estranged ,
- most unloyal ,
- most unpatriotic ,
- un loyal ,
- un patriotic ,
- un-loyal ,
- un-patriotic .
- doubting ,
- in constant ,
- in-constant ,
- more changeful ,
- more fluctuating ,
- more unconverted ,
- most changeful ,
- most fluctuating ,
- most unconverted ,
- un believing ,
- un converted ,
- un reliable ,
- un stable ,
- un stabler ,
- un stablest ,
- un truthful ,
- un-believing ,
- un-converted ,
- un-reliable ,
- un-stable ,
- un-stabler ,
- un-stablest ,
- un-truthful ,
- untruthful .
- de graded ,
- de grading ,
- de-graded ,
- de-grading ,
- dis graceful ,
- dis-graceful ,
- low down ,
- more casuistic ,
- more exploitative ,
- more low down ,
- more low-down ,
- more lowdown ,
- more unconscientious ,
- most casuistic ,
- most exploitative ,
- most lowdown ,
- most unconscientious ,
- self seeking ,
- selfseeking ,
- un conscientious ,
- un conscionable ,
- un ethical ,
- un scrupulous ,
- un-conscientious ,
- un-conscionable ,
- un-ethical ,
- un-scrupulous .
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n.
• apostate • chicken • coward- chicken hearts ,
- chicken livers ,
- faint of heart ,
- faint of hearts ,
- faint-of-hearts ,
- fainthearts ,
- fraidy cats ,
- fraidycat ,
- fraidycats ,
- gutlesses ,
- in vertebrate ,
- in vertebrates ,
- in-vertebrate ,
- in-vertebrates ,
- lily livers ,
- white livers .
- JDS ,
- de relict ,
- de relicts ,
- de-relict ,
- de-relicts ,
- juvies ,
- male factor ,
- male factors ,
- male-factor ,
- male-factors ,
- neglecters ,
- no shows ,
- re probate ,
- re probates ,
- re-probate ,
- re-probates ,
- young offenders .
- in citer ,
- in citers ,
- in flamer ,
- in flamers ,
- in-citer ,
- in-citers ,
- in-flamer ,
- in-flamers ,
- inflamers ,
- mischief maker ,
- rabble rouser ,
- rabblerouser .
- cardsharps ,
- dis grace ,
- dis graces ,
- dis-grace ,
- dis-graces ,
- good for nothing ,
- pre tender ,
- pre tenders ,
- pre-tender ,
- pre-tenders .
Other synonyms:
- chicken ,
- faithless ,
- perfidious .
- untrue .
- rat .
- false .
Other relevant words:
- Archtraitor ,
- Barratrous ,
- Bolter ,
- Coistril ,
- Desertless ,
- Indign ,
- Mean-spirited ,
- Milk-livered ,
- Nidget ,
- Poltroonish ,
- ROU ,
- Renegado ,
- Sacrilegist ,
- Scampish ,
- Seceder ,
- Trothless ,
- Truthless ,
- Unbeseeming ,
- Uncommendable ,
- Unhandsome ,
- Unknightly ,
- Unsteadfast ,
- Weak-minded ,
- afraid ,
- ame damnee ,
- anxious ,
- apprehensive ,
- arrant ,
- arrant coward ,
- atheist ,
- atheistic ,
- backslider ,
- backsliding ,
- backstabber ,
- bad egg ,
- bad lot ,
- base ,
- betrayer ,
- black sheep ,
- blackguardly ,
- blameworthy ,
- blasphemer ,
- blasphemous ,
- caitiff ,
- castaway ,
- chicken-livered ,
- chickenhearted ,
- collaborationist ,
- collaborative ,
- collaborator ,
- conscienceless ,
- conspirator ,
- continue ,
- convert ,
- cowardice ,
- cowering ,
- crawfish ,
- crooked ,
- cur ,
- dastard ,
- dastardly ,
- deceitful ,
- defaulter ,
- defecting ,
- defector ,
- degenerate ,
- degraded ,
- degrading ,
- delinquent ,
- derelict ,
- derogatory ,
- dingo ,
- disaffected ,
- discreditable ,
- disgraceful ,
- disorderly ,
- disreputable ,
- dissolute ,
- double-crosser ,
- dunghill ,
- erring ,
- faint-hearted ,
- fainthearted ,
- fallen ,
- fallen angel ,
- falsehearted ,
- felonious ,
- fence-sitter ,
- fickle ,
- fifth columnist ,
- frightened ,
- fugitive ,
- gutless ,
- hellion ,
- heretic ,
- heretical ,
- hesitant ,
- hypocritical ,
- impious ,
- improper ,
- inconstant ,
- indecorous ,
- infamous ,
- inglorious ,
- insincere ,
- insurrectionary ,
- insurrectionist ,
- irreligious ,
- irreverent ,
- judas ,
- knavish ,
- lapsed ,
- lawless ,
- lecher ,
- let go ,
- lily-livered ,
- limb ,
- lost sheep ,
- lost soul ,
- low ,
- milksop ,
- mischief-maker ,
- miscreant ,
- mugwump ,
- not true to ,
- notorious ,
- of bad faith ,
- pervert ,
- pigeonhearted ,
- pimp ,
- prodigal ,
- profanatory ,
- profane ,
- profligate ,
- proselyte ,
- pusillanimous ,
- quisling ,
- quitter ,
- rake ,
- rascally ,
- rat fink ,
- rebel ,
- recidivist ,
- renegate ,
- rep ,
- reprehensible ,
- reprobate ,
- reptile ,
- reversionist ,
- revolutionist ,
- rip ,
- roguish ,
- rounder ,
- runaway ,
- sacrilegious ,
- sad ,
- scapegrace ,
- scared ,
- scary ,
- schismatic ,
- scoundrelly ,
- secessionist ,
- separatist ,
- serpent ,
- servility ,
- set free ,
- shifting ,
- shifty ,
- skeezix ,
- skulking ,
- slink ,
- sneak ,
- sneaking ,
- sneaky ,
- sorry lot ,
- spineless ,
- spiritless ,
- squealer ,
- strikebreaker ,
- subversive ,
- sycophant ,
- tell-tale ,
- tergiversating ,
- tergiversation ,
- timid ,
- timorous ,
- traitorous ,
- treasonable ,
- treasonous ,
- trimmer ,
- trollop ,
- troublemaker ,
- truant ,
- trust ,
- turnabout ,
- turncoat ,
- unbecoming ,
- unbefitting ,
- unbeliever ,
- undignified ,
- undutiful ,
- ungentlemanlike ,
- ungentlemanly ,
- unheroic ,
- unloyal ,
- unmanly ,
- unpatriotic ,
- unprincipled ,
- unreliable ,
- unscrupulous ,
- unseemly ,
- unsteady ,
- untrustworthy ,
- unwarlike ,
- unworthy ,
- vaurien ,
- vile ,
- villainous ,
- white liver ,
- white-livered ,
- whore ,
- worthless ,
- yellow ,
- yielding .
- adulterine ,
- casuistic ,
- changeful ,
- disloyal ,
- exploitative ,
- imprecise ,
- low-down ,
- lowdown ,
- moonlighting ,
- out of line ,
- renegade ,
- snake in grass ,
- unconscientious ,
- unconverted .
- Frondeur ,
- Grafter ,
- Inflamer ,
- Invertebrates ,
- Revolter ,
- Wheyface ,
- cardsharp ,
- chicken heart ,
- chicken liver ,
- dawdler ,
- dawdlers ,
- deadhead ,
- deadheads ,
- defaulters ,
- deserter ,
- disectarian ,
- evader ,
- evaders ,
- evildoer ,
- experientialist ,
- experimenter ,
- experimenters ,
- faint-of-heart ,
- faintheart ,
- felon ,
- fraidy cat ,
- fraidy-cat ,
- fraidy-cats ,
- grafters ,
- hoodlums ,
- hypocrite ,
- independents ,
- invertebrate ,
- jailbird ,
- jailbirds ,
- jellyfish ,
- jellyfishes ,
- juvie ,
- lily liver ,
- loose cannon ,
- lounger ,
- loungers ,
- malcontents ,
- mischiefmaker ,
- neglecter ,
- no show ,
- overthrower ,
- profligates ,
- reneger ,
- reprobates ,
- revolutionaries ,
- rioter ,
- rioters ,
- scaredy cat ,
- secessionists ,
- seditionist ,
- seditionists ,
- shirker ,
- skulker ,
- skulkers ,
- subverter ,
- trickster ,
- varmint ,
- varmints ,
- weakling ,
- wimp ,
- wuss ,
- yellow belly ,
- young offender .
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How to use "Recreant" in context?
Conductive, rebellious and always on the move, renegades are those who refuse to follow the rules set by society. This can manifest itself in a number of ways, from refusing to abide by conventional norms, to thumbing their nose at authority, to being highly experimental. This trait can make renegades difficult people to manage, but it often also makes them very creative, innovative and forward-thinking.
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