Poltroon and Timorous

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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

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Timorous and poltroon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Timorous" instead an adjective "Poltroon".

Nearby Word: poltroonery

Timorous adjective - Easily frightened.

Usage example: sensational news stories that seem designed to needlessly alarm an already timorous public

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Poltroon and timorous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Poltroon" instead an adjective "Timorous".

Nearby Words: timid, timidly, timorously

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Timorous and Poltroon. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/poltroon/timorous

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