Antonyms for cow
kaʊcow

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. cow

   One is frightened by a cause of fear addressed directly and suddenly to the senses; he is intimidated by an apprehension of contingent consequences dependent on some act of his own to be done or forborne; the means of intimidation may act through the senses, or may appeal only to the intellect or the sensibilities. The sudden rush of an armed madman may frighten; the quiet leveling of a highwayman's pistol intimidates. A savage beast is intimidated by the keeper's whip. Employers may intimidate their employees from voting contrary to their will by threat of discharge; a mother may be intimidated through fear for her child. To browbeat or cow is to bring into a state of submissive fear; to daunt is to give pause or check to a violent, threatening, or even a brave spirit. To scare is to cause sudden, unnerving fear; to terrify is to awaken fear that is overwhelming. Compare ALARM.

   Synonyms:
   affright, alarm, appal, browbeat, daunt, dismay, frighten, intimidate, scare, terrify

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cowverb

   Antonyms:
   countenance, rally, encourage, inspirit

   Synonyms:
   frighten, abash, intimidate, oppress, brow-bent

Matched Categories

1. • Placental Mammal

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. cow, moo-cownoun

   female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term"

   Synonyms:
   moo-cow

2. cownoun

   mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'

   Synonyms:
   moo-cow

3. cowverb

   a large unpleasant woman

   Synonyms:
   moo-cow

4. overawe, cowverb

   subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)

   Synonyms:
   overawe

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cownoun

   Synonyms:
   female of bovine animals, heifer (young cow), maverick

   Associated words:
   bovine, bos, moo, low, lowing, farrow, beef, neat, moolley, vachery, chiche-vache, milch

2. cowverb

   Synonyms:
   overawe, daunt, intimidate, scare, dishearten

How to use cow in a sentence?

1. Maria Mascaraque:

   With meat it's very clear... you will have a hamburger whenever you are treating yourself, i don't think cow's milk or dairy in general has as bad a reputation as processed meats.

2. Brian Grefenstette:

   If we're seeing the birth of a compact object in real time, this could be the start of a new chapter in our understanding of stellar evolution, we looked at this object with many different observatories, and of course the more windows you open onto an object, the more you can learn about it. But, as we're seeing with the Cow, that doesn't necessarily mean the solution will be simple.

3. Derek Gatherer:

   Unlike with bird flu and foot-and-mouth, there is unlikely to be any necessity for a cull given the absence of direct transmission from cow to cow or cow to human.

4. Amesh Adalja:

   A lot of that material from the birth or the spontaneous abortion or miscarriage of the livestock can transmit it. The main way that people get it is because they inhale material from the birthing of a livestock animal, that’s why you have to take certain precautions when you are working with a cow in the birthing process to make sure that you don’t inhale the material from the birth that may contain the Q fever bacteria.

5. Sukhdas Mahatma:

   Two young men came to me that night and asked me to announce on the loudspeaker that there's a carcass of a cow lying nearby, they pressured me to make that announcement. What could I do? I had to make that announcement.

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