Synonyms 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

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1. cowverb

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

   Antonyms:
   countenance, rally, encourage, inspirit

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. cow, moo-cownoun

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

   Synonyms:
   cow, 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, cow

Matched Categories

1. • Placental Mammal

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. poddiesnoun

   a calf, in particular one which is fed by hand

   Submitted by aayanabrooklyn on July 29, 2021  

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1. cowverb

   Synonyms:
   overawe, intimidate, frighten, daunt, subdue by fear

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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

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1. List of paraphrases for "cow":

   vaca, cows, ngau, frenzy, googlie, kow, niu, madness, blimp, lard-ass, stinker, mad, bitchy, fat-ass

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How to use COW in a sentence?

1. Sir Winston Churchill:

   Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on it as a cow they can milk. Not enough people see it as a healthy horse, pulling a sturdy wagon.

2. Benjamin Franklin:

   He was so learned that he could name a horse in nine languages so ignorant that he bought a cow to ride on.

3. Northwesterns Raffaella Margutti:

   We think that The Cow is the formation of an accreting black hole or neutron star, we know from theory that black holes and neutron stars form when a star dies, but weve never seen them right after they are born. Never.

4. Jason Dworkin:

   The rock probably weighs around a ton, with a mass somewhere between a cow and a car.

5. Femi Adesina:

   It's the country's cash cow. It has a bright future. It's just that transparency and accountability have to be introduced into how it operates and this is the beginning of that process.