Cur
Cur noun - A person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger.
Usage example: denounced as curs those police officers who deserted their posts during the hurricane and its aftermath
Chicken
Chicken noun - A person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger.
Usage example: a staunch hawk during the drumbeat for war, he proved to be a chicken when it came to actually fighting it
Nearby Words: chick, chickening, chickened
Mutual synonyms
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Chicken and Cur. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cur/chicken
Cur & Chicken. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cur/chicken>.
Chicken or Cur. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cur/chicken.
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