coward synonyms

coward

n.

poltroon, craven, recreant, dastard, cur, wheyface, sneak, faintheart, mollycoddle, milksop, milquetoast, baby, shirker, deserter, bully, blusterer, weakling, panicmonger, scaramouch, alarmist, caitiff, pessimist, malingerer, chicken*, wimp*, sissy*, quitter*, punk*, lily-liver*, scaredy-cat*, chicken-heart*, fraidy-cat*, rabbit*, mouse*, yellow-belly*, jellyfish*, pantywaist*, nervous Nellie*; see also deserter, quitter.

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