Chicken
Chicken noun - A person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger.
Usage example: a staunch hawk during the drumbeat for war, he proved to be a chicken when it came to actually fighting it
Sneak and chicken are semantically related in person topic. In some cases you can use "Sneak" instead a noun "Chicken".
Nearby Words: chick, chickening, chickened
Both words in one sentence
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In "Take Your Johnny to Work Day", Susan and Mary do this to sneak into a top secret lab, but they soon discover that Johnny and Dukey have done the exact same thing, and then, for some unknown reason, Johnny wanted to do a chicken fight with them.
Source: Totem Pole Trench -
Can't Get Away with Nuthin'/Downer Ending: In "Mall Pups," three of the pups and the chicken sneak away from class to attend a mall event featuring the first lady and first dog.
Cite this Source
Sneak and Chicken. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/chicken/sneak
Chicken & Sneak. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/chicken/sneak>.
Sneak or Chicken. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/chicken/sneak.
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