Cowardly
Cowardly adjective - Having or showing a shameful lack of courage.
Usage example: vile charges that were made in a cowardly, unsigned letter
Chickenhearted is a synonym for cowardly in fear topic. In some cases you can use "Chickenhearted" instead an adjective "Cowardly".
Chickenhearted
Chickenhearted adjective - Having or showing a shameful lack of courage.
Usage example: too chickenhearted to speak up, even though she knew a terrible injustice was being committed
Cowardly is a synonym for chickenhearted. You can use "Cowardly" instead an adjective "Chickenhearted".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- dastardly and cowardly
- dastardly and chickenhearted
- chicken and cowardly
- chicken and chickenhearted
- recreant and cowardly
- recreant and chickenhearted
- craven and cowardly
- craven and chickenhearted
- shy and cowardly
- shy and chickenhearted
- timid and cowardly
- timid and chickenhearted
- fearful and cowardly
- fearful and chickenhearted
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