Coward and Scared

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

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

Nearby Words: cowardly, cowardice, cowardliness

Scared adjective - Filled with fear or dread.

Usage example: at the sight of the grizzly bear he froze, being too scared to even run away

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Coward and scared are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Coward" instead an adjective "Scared".

Nearby Words: scare, scar, scary, scaring

Sam Tarly in A Song of Ice and Fire is slow and fat and scared, to the point that he outright, albeit, shamefully, admits he's a coward.

Source: The So-Called Coward
Dirty Coward: A truck driver ends up running into a toddler Daisuke racing down a road on his bike, but instead of checking on him gets scared and drives away.

Source: Manga / Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin
Power Ring is a huge coward that hides behind his Ring of Power while Deathstorm is a stoic that calms Power Ring when he gets scared.

Source: Sensitive Guy and Manly Man

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