Cowardly
Cowardly adjective - Having or showing a shameful lack of courage.
Heroically is an antonym for cowardly.
Heroically
Heroically adverb - In a fearless manner.
Usage example: struggled heroically to raise three children on her meager salary
Cowardly is an antonym for heroically.
Both words in one sentence
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Godwin's Law: A propaganda cartoon about an army of hedgehogs heroically fending off the evil canid who threatens their homely woodlands with help from other animals representing the military's other branches, thereby saving all the cowardly animals who are unwilling to fight?
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Heroically and Cowardly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cowardly/heroically
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