Cowardly and Resolute

Cowardly

Cowardly adjective - Having or showing a shameful lack of courage.
Usage example: vile charges that were made in a cowardly, unsigned letter

Resolute is an antonym for cowardly.

Nearby Words: cowardice, coward, cowardliness

Resolute

Resolute adjective - Fully committed to achieving a goal.

Cowardly is an antonym for resolute in determined topic.

Both words in one sentence

  • Joe: Resolute in which he explains that he only acted stupidly and cowardly so that his troops will know how not to behave.
  • In G.I Joe Resolute Cobra Commander sets out to prove to the world that he is no longer a cowardly idiot he has Storm Shadow kill Bazooka and he blows up Moscow.
    Source: Dead Serious
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