Cowardly and Stalwart

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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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Stalwart is an antonym for cowardly.

Nearby Words: cowardice, coward, cowardliness

Stalwart adjective - Feeling or displaying no fear by temperament.

Usage example: the stalwart soldiers in the army of Alexander the Great, who willingly followed him to the ends of the known world

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Cowardly is an antonym for stalwart in strong topic.

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