Coward and Fearful

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Coward noun - A person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger.

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Fearful and coward are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fearful" instead an adjective "Coward".

Nearby Words: cowardly, cowardice, cowardliness

Fearful adjective - Filled with fear or dread.

Usage example: fearful of venturing out onto the dark highway, the stranded motorist decided to wait in the car for help

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Coward and fearful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Coward" instead an adjective "Fearful".

Nearby Words: fear, fearless, fearsome, fearfully, fearlessly

Lovable Coward: The Cowardly trait creates this, as it basically makes a Sim nervous and fearful but not necessarily dishonorable.

Source: Videogame / The Sims Medieval
Lovable Coward: The G'home Gnomes are filthy, sneaky, fearful thieves who have a reputation for eating people's pets.

Source: Literature / Magic Kingdom of Landover
Dirty Coward: Hyde's sense of self-preservation makes him fearful of anything that could harm him.

Source: Literature / The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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