faint-of-heart

NOUN

coward

Synonyms

STRONGEST

wimp

STRONG

alarmist baby chicken craven cur dastard deserter invertebrate jellyfish malingerer mouse pessimist poltroon quitter rabbit recreant shirker skulker sneak weakling

WEAK

chickenheart faintheart fraidy-cat gutless wonder lily liver scaredy-cat shirk white liver yellowbelly

Antonyms

WEAK

aggressor hero

Example Sentences

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Emerging markets aren’t for the faint of heart.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Politics is not for the faint of heart, and you’ve got to tell the people what you did.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

The Costanza technique isn’t for the faint of heart.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

To be a writer is not for the faint of heart.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

A couch cover wasn’t an easy thing to whip up, but sometimes the glamorganizing way of life wasn’t for the faint of heart.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

faint-of-heart

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