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, 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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1. Nancy Pelosi:

   Nancy Pelosi SLAMS CALIFORNIA ICE RAID AS' UNJUST AND CRUEL' AMID OUTCRY OVER MAYOR'S TIPOFF TO IMMIGRANTS The people of California will not be bowed by the Trump administration's brazen aggression and intimidation tactics, californians will continue to proudly keep our doors open to the immigrants who make America more American. We will fight this sham lawsuit and will fight all cowardly attacks on our immigrant communities. But in his remarks, Attorney General Jeff Sessions appeared to be happy to fight, promising that the administration will win the fight and protect law enforcement in doing their jobs.

2. Larry Kramer:

   There's something, to me, cowardly about taking Truvada instead of using a condom, you're taking a drug that is poison to you, and it has lessened your energy to fight, to get involved, to do anything.

3. Voltaire:

   One of the chief misfortunes of honest people is that they are cowardly.

4. Joe Moore:

   The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know.

5. Home Minister Safaraz Bugti:

   It was a remote-controlled device with 3-4 kg of explosives ... I think these kinds of cowardly acts will not reduce our morale.