Defenition of the word coward
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Defenition of the word coward
- A person who lacks courage.
- Lacking courage.
- a person who shows fear or timidity
- lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley
- English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
Synonyms for the word coward
Similar words in the coward
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- afraid
- caitiff
- chicken
- chickenhearted
- cowering
- craven
- cringing
- dastard
- dastardly
- faint
- fainthearted
- funky
- ignoble
- lily-livered
- poltroon
- poor-spirited
- pusillanimous
- recreant
- timid
- unmanly
- white-livered
- yellow
- yellow-bellied
Hyponyms for the word coward
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- craven
- cur
- dastard
- hesitater
- hesitator
- milksop
- Milquetoast
- pansy
- pantywaist
- poltroon
- quaker
- recreant
- shrinking violet
- shy person
- sissy
- trembler
- vacillator
- waverer
Hypernyms for the word coward
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- actor
- composer
- dramatist
- histrion
- human
- individual
- mortal
- person
- player
- playwright
- role player
- somebody
- someone
- soul
- surname
- thespian
Antonyms for the word coward
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- brave
- courageous
- fearless
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