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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How to use coward in a sentence?

1. Albert Camus:

   He who despairs over an event is a coward, but he who holds hope for the human condition is a fool.

2. Police Chief Randy Richardson:

   Please remember the man, yes, he was a police officer, but he was a human being. His five-month old he will never hear talk, he will never see his son walk... because a coward took his life.

3. Warren Zevon:

   There's nothing romantic, nothing grand, nothing heroic, nothing brave, nothing like that about drinking. It's a real coward's death.

4. Danielle Eirvin Hixon:

   I say he was a coward by taking the easy way out.

5. Horace Smith:

   Courage is the fear of being thought a coward.