Cowardly and Heroic

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Cowardly

Cowardly adjective - Having or showing a shameful lack of courage.
Usage example: vile charges that were made in a cowardly, unsigned letter
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Heroic is an antonym for cowardly.
Nearby Words: cowardice, coward, cowardliness

Heroic

Heroic adjective - Feeling or displaying no fear by temperament.
Usage example: a memorial honoring the heroic nurses who served in the war
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Cowardly is an antonym for heroic in topics: courageous, brave.
Nearby Words: hero, heroism, heroically
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  • Connor in Primeval thinks of himself as a cowardly geeky, bookworm, but when it comes to it is just as capable of facing down velociraptors and other nightmare-riffic creatures as any of the more traditionally heroic characters.
    Source: Cowardly Lion / Live-Action TV
  • Comic Book / Johan and Peewit Panicked, the traveler yelled that he spurred lies of his heroic deeds because he was to cowardly to fight.
    Source: Comic Book / Johan and Peewit
  • Evil Redhead He also lends his voice to the heroic-but-cowardly Dave from Dave the Barbarian (who, notably, is not redheaded—but his more aggressive sisters are).
    Source: Evil Redhead
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