cowardly

Meaning of cowardly

adjective
  1. lacking courage.
    he was a weak, cowardly man

adverb

in a way which shows a lack of courage.

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Hyphenation of cowardly

cow-ardly

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • cowardly is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

cowardly synonyms

Meaning fearful:

fearful

Meaning lacking courage, vigour, or vivacity:

spiritless

Meaning weak and purposeless:

spineless

Meaning contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly:

craven

Meaning showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened:

timid

Meaning showing or suffering from nervousness or a lack of confidence:

timorous

Meaning shaking or quivering, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty:

trembling

Meaning (especially of the earth) shake or tremble:

quaking

Meaning becoming smaller in size or amount:

shrinking

Meaning crouch down in fear:

cowering

Meaning showing a lack of courage or determination; timid:

pusillanimous

Meaning lacking the force of character to hold to one's own decisions, beliefs, or principles; irresolute:

weak

Meaning lacking strength of character:

feeble

Meaning easy to mould, cut, compress, or fold; not hard or firm to the touch:

soft

Meaning not brave; cowardly:

yellow

chicken, recreant

Meaning lacking courage or determination:

gutless

Meaning weak and cowardly or unadventurous:

wimpish

Meaning weak and cowardly or feeble:

wimpy

Meaning feeble and cowardly:

sissy

Meaning effeminate, weak, or cowardly:

sissified

Meaning showing a lack of forcefulness or strength of character; feeble:

wet

Meaning an utter coward:

poltroon

Meaning worthless or contemptible (used as a general term of abuse):

chickenshit

cowardly antonyms

Meaning ready to face and endure danger or pain; showing courage:

brave

Meaning not deterred by danger or pain; brave:

courageous

Translation of cowardly

Words that rhyme with cowardly

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