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coward
noun as in person who is scared, easily intimidated
Strongest match
Strong matches
alarmist, baby, chicken, craven, cur, dastard, deserter, invertebrate, jellyfish, malingerer, mouse, pessimist, poltroon, quitter, rabbit, recreant, shirker, skulker, sneak, weakling
Weak matches
chickenheart, faint-of-heart, faintheart, fraidy-cat, gutless wonder, lily liver, scaredy-cat, shirk, white liver, yellowbelly
Example Sentences
Decades ago, people who buckled their seat belts were thought to be signaling that they were cowards, afraid of getting in a crash.
In response, the X owner called the Liberal Democrat leader a "craven coward".
As Curry puts it, leaders at white-shoe law firms, elite universities and major foundations have repeatedly surrendered without a shot, revealing themselves as “traitors, cowards, rank opportunists or simply inept.”
"The Hamas preacher at Friday prayers accused anyone leaving Gaza City of being a coward running from the battlefield," he said.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has called for the "coward" inside the club who briefed a media report against him to leave the Scottish champions.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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