Antonyms 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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cowverb

   Antonyms:
   countenance, rally, encourage, inspirit

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

Matched Categories

1. • Placental Mammal

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. cow, moo-cownoun

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

   Synonyms:
   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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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

How to use cow in a sentence?

1. Ndiba Ngolicha:

   It has only rained for two days within the year but we have not lost a single cow to drought or lack of pasture. Our biggest challenge remains livestock diseases.

2. Bill Watterson:

   Who was the guy who first looked at a cow and said, 'I think I'll drink whatever comes out of these things when I squeeze 'em'

3. Daniel Perley:

   The properties of the Cow strain nearly all models we have tried to devise to explain it, whatever it is, it must involve some form of energetic and very fast explosion interacting with an extremely dense shell of material very close to the explosion progenitor.

4. Wade Maierhofer:

   It's uncomfortable to spend this kind of money, but you know what, if you take care of a cow, she'll take care of you.

5. Courtesy José Ralat Ralat:

   I got into it mainly through falling in love with a young lady of Mexican descent from Texas Monthly. And she introduced me to breakfast tacos, and she downright forced me to eat cow tongue. … I was head over heels for both the food and the girl.

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