Synonyms for coward
ˈkaʊ ərdcow·ard

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.0 / 6 votes

1. cowardnoun

   Synonyms:
   chicken

2. cowardadjective

   Cowardly.

   Synonyms:
   chicken

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 12 votes

1. coward

   Synonyms:
   craven, dastard, recreant, poltroon, renegade

   Antonyms:
   champion, hero, daredevil, desperado

Princeton's WordNet

1. cowardnoun

   a person who shows fear or timidity

2. Coward, Noel Coward, Sir Noel Pierce Cowardnoun

   English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)

Matched Categories

1. • Actor
   • Dramatist
   • Person

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. cowardnoun

   Synonyms:
   dastard, poltroon, craven, milksop

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1. cowardnoun

   Synonyms:
   craven, dastard, poltroon, milksop, recreant

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "coward":

   drop, cowardly, loose, baggy, pussy, quitter, cowardice, unconsolidated

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1. Frances Rosales:

   [Pence] said he did his due diligence and looked at the law and how he applied. I believe that’s why he made the choice — I wouldn’t say he’s a coward.

2. Jean Paul Friedrich Richter:

   A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.

3. Lawanda Sykes:

   What I need this city to know, is understand, that before she was a police officer, she's a mother, she's a daughter, she's a sister and she's a woman, the person who did this to my sister, you are a coward... She is stronger than you will ever be and the force behind her is stronger than you'll ever be.

4. William Faulkner:

   Be scared. You cant help that. But dont be afraid. Aint nothing in the woods going to hurt you unless you corner it, or it smells that you are afraid. A bear or a deer, too, has got to be scared of a coward the same as a brave man has got to be.

5. Jon Stewart:

   Senator Toomey is not going to hear that because Senator Toomey won't sit down with this man because he is a f *** ing coward. You hear me ? none of them will hear it. And none of them will care.