Coward and Villain

Coward

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

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Villain and coward are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Villain" instead a noun "Coward".

Nearby Words: cowardly, cowardice, cowardliness

Villain noun - A mean, evil, or unprincipled person.

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Coward and villain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Coward" instead a noun "Villain".

Nearby Words: villainous, villainy

complete	complete coward	complete villain
original	original coward	original villain
true	true coward	true villain
obvious	obvious coward	obvious villain
Other adjectives: real, big, little, famous, outright.

This was in turn a ruse, as Richards soon revealed his true colours once more, as the despicable villain and coward he always was.

Source: Self Demonstrating / Doctor Doom
In Sidekicks a villain calls Darkslug out as being an alcoholic coward who hides behind his sidekick; before the villain knows it, he's on the receiving end of a beating.

Source: The So-Called Coward
In this day and age, when a villain does nothing, its more the mark of a coward than anything else.

Source: Darth Wiki / Shadowchasers Writers Guidelines

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