Poltroon
Poltroon adjective - Having or showing a shameful lack of courage.
Usage example: a military commander who was so poltroon that he surrendered without having fired so much as a single shot
Spineless and poltroon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spineless" instead an adjective "Poltroon".
Nearby Word: poltroonery
Spineless
Spineless adjective - Lacking strength of will or character.
Usage example: a spineless man who let his wife make all the decisions
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- cowardly and poltroon
- cowardly and spineless
- caitiff and poltroon
- caitiff and spineless
- dastardly and poltroon
- dastardly and spineless
- invertebrate and poltroon
- invertebrate and spineless
- chicken and poltroon
- chicken and spineless
- recreant and poltroon
- recreant and spineless
- craven and poltroon
- craven and spineless
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Spineless and Poltroon. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/poltroon/spineless
Poltroon & Spineless. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/poltroon/spineless>.
Spineless or Poltroon. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/poltroon/spineless.
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