Synonyms for Cowardly
ˈkaʊ ərd licow·ard·ly

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1. cowardly

   Synonyms:
   afraid, cringing, faint-hearted, fearful, frightened, pusillanimous, shrinking, timid, timorous

   Antonyms:
   adventurous, bold, brave, chivalric, chivalrous, courageous, daring, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, heroic, intrepid, undaunted, undismayed, valiant, venturesome

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1. cowardly, fearfuladjective

   lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted

   "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley

   Synonyms:
   dread(a), fearful, dire, terrible, horrendous, fearsome, horrific, timorous, dreaded, cowardly, awful, trepid, frightful, frightening, dreadful, direful

   Antonyms:
   gritty, stouthearted, spunky, mettlesome, undaunted, game, courageous, gamy, brave, stalwart, desperate, gallant, heroic, gamey, valorous, spirited, valiant, lionhearted

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1. cowardlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   pusillanimous, dastardly, craven, fearful, timorous, timid, diffident, faint-hearted, chicken-hearted, white-livered, showing the white feather

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1. cowardlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   craven, pusillanimous, dastard, dastardly, poltroon, recreant, timorous, white-livered, chicken-hearted faint-hearted, spiritless

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1. List of paraphrases for "cowardly":

   laf, coward, dastardly, cowardice, vile, faint-hearted, gutless, timid, loose, drop, despicable

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How to use Cowardly in a sentence?

1. Ludwig Boerne:

   The secret of power is the knowledge that others are more cowardly than you are.

2. Sport Boris Pistorius:

   I welcome the decision by the DFB to play the game after discussions with Lower Saxony security officials. There are no reasons that would force us to cancel the game, we also want to send a signal that these cowardly terrorists cannot run our lives.

3. Hilary Benn:

   This is a shameful and cowardly poster, it takes courage to stand by your principles and your friends when they are attacked, whether in Orlando, Paris or Brussels.

4. Home Minister Safaraz Bugti:

   It was a judge's car that was passing, but I believe it was the police who were the target, it was a remote-controlled device with 3-4 kg of explosives ... I think these kinds of cowardly acts will not reduce our morale.

5. Bob Brown:

   I think it's very cowardly what the government's done, it's made a decision without reference to the public, knowing the public would oppose it.