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Antonyms for chicken
ˈtʃɪk ənchick·en

This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term chicken.

Wiktionary1.5 / 2 votes

  1. chickennoun

    To avoid as a result of fear.

    Synonyms:
    spring chicken, cock, chook, hen, rooster

  2. chickennoun

    To develop physical or other characteristics resembling a chicken's, for example, bumps on the skin.

    Synonyms:
    spring chicken, hen, chook, cock, rooster

  3. chickennoun

    A coward.

    Synonyms:
    hen, chook, cock, rooster, spring chicken

  4. chickennoun

    A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair. Cf. chickenhawk

    Synonyms:
    hen, rooster, cock, spring chicken, chook

  5. chickennoun

    A young or inexperienced person.

    Synonyms:
    cock, hen, chook, spring chicken, rooster

  6. chickennoun

    A confrontational game in which the participants move toward each other at high speed (usually in automobiles); the player who turns first to avoid colliding into the other is the loser.

    Synonyms:
    rooster, spring chicken, hen, cock, chook

  7. chickennoun

    The game of dare.

    Synonyms:
    spring chicken, hen, cock, chook, rooster

  8. chickennoun

    Synonyms:
    twink

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Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. chicken, poulet, volaillenoun

    the flesh of a chicken used for food

    Antonyms:
    courageous, brave

    Synonyms:
    volaille, crybaby, wimp, poulet

  2. chicken, Gallus gallusnoun

    a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl

    Antonyms:
    courageous, brave

    Synonyms:
    volaille, red jungle fowl, crybaby, wimp, poulet

  3. wimp, chicken, crybabynoun

    a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy

    Antonyms:
    courageous, brave

    Synonyms:
    weakly interacting massive particle, poulet, bellyacher, wimp, sniveller, volaille, squawker, complainer, whiner, crybaby, moaner, grumbler

  4. chickenadjective

    a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops

    Antonyms:
    courageous, brave

    Synonyms:
    volaille, crybaby, wimp, poulet

  5. chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-belliedadjective

    easily frightened

    Antonyms:
    courageous, brave

    Synonyms:
    jaundiced, yellow-bellied, icteric, scandalmongering, yellow, white-livered, yellowed, xanthous, yellowish, lily-livered, yellow(a), chickenhearted, sensationalistic

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. chickennoun

    Synonyms:
    fowl, hen, rooster, pullet, poult, capon

  2. chickennoun

    Synonyms:
    poultry, brood

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pignoun

    a chicken is clean and a pig is dirty but chickens are small and pigs are big.

    what?

    Submitted by gregory.bash on October 21, 2021  
  2. bacalao

    bacalao is a fish, which means it goes in water. chickens can not go in water, and they are the opposite of cod fish. which is bacalao

    the chicken and the bacalao are very different

    Submitted by anonymous on December 7, 2020  

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  1. The Reddit user:

    I work 60-100 hours a week, so if anyone needs time off, its me, she wrote. Last year, however, the woman claimed the two asked her to babysit on the day of her own important work retreat. Everyone is expected to go [on the retreat], and its frowned upon if you miss it. They wanted to go on a date. I said no, I have an important work event. They continued to nag me about how they havent gone on a date for so long, she wrote. The night before her work event, they called in a panic and said their friend Mike from the next city over had been in a car accident, and I needed to babysit nephew for a few hours. The Reddit user said shereluctantly agreed, but under the condition that they be back by 7 a.m. the next day so she could leave for the retreat.But her brother and sister-in-law did not return for two days, and did not answer any of her phone calls or texts. I had to cancel on my superiors morning of, which looked awful, she wrote. DAD IN TROUBLE WITH WIFE AND DAUGHTER AFTER BUYING MCDONALDS FOR HIMSELF, AND ONLY HIMSELF Her brother had an excuse when they returned, claiming Mikes life was in danger and they were too busy helping his girlfriend. And then, for weeks afterward, the Reddit user said her brother and sister-in-law asked her to babysit many more times, each time saying they werevisitingMike to help him with his recovery. Two months later, however, the woman claims that her company, and the company that Mikes girlfriend works for,had a meeting, and that she ran into the two of them. Mike had never been in an accident, and although [my brother and sister-in-law] had gone to visit them recently, it was for drinks and bowling, not bringing them chicken noodle soup in the hospital, she wrote. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER After confronting her brother and sister-in-law, the woman said they admitted to lying so they could go on date nights. They claimed I gave them no choice since I would never help them out when they needed time together because parenting was so stressful and difficult.

  2. Jeroen Dijsselbloem:

    Let's not go into a game of chicken to see who can stick it out longer. We have a joint interest to reach an agreement quickly.

  3. Rashid Elhouli:

    Our team set up another cookout and called all to eat, they had a variety of meals, including lamb kebab, chicken kebab, beef sausages and mince meat.

  4. Lauren Puryear:

    I was able to get them for four cents a can at Dollar General so I bought 420 cans and I added chicken and rice to that meal. just knowing that we’re making a difference in someone’s life, that’s the most rewarding thing and what keeps me going.

  5. Kara Nielsen:

    One of the things that surged out of that recession moment was an interest in comfort food, as well as a lot of people opening food trucks, creating food stalls, and so there were definitely a lot of fried chicken sandwiches coming out at that time. And it's never really stopped.

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