Recreant
Recreant noun - A person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger.
Usage example: the historian reserved his greatest contempt for those recreants who opposed the witch hunt but lacked the courage to speak out against it
Wimp and recreant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wimp" instead a noun "Recreant".
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Wimp and Recreant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/recreant/wimp
Recreant & Wimp. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/recreant/wimp>.
Wimp or Recreant. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/recreant/wimp.
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