Synonyms for dastardly
ˈdæs tərd lidas·tard·ly

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1. dastard(a), dastardlyadjective

   despicably cowardly

   "the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th"- F.D. Roosevelt

   Antonyms:
   courageous, brave

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1. dastardlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   cowardly, dastard

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1. List of paraphrases for "dastardly":

   cowardly, heinous, despicable, vile, ghastly, obnoxious, odious, abhorrent

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How to use dastardly in a sentence?

1. Yoshihide Suga:

   It was an extremely dastardly act.

2. Hillary Clinton:

   The people who do this kind of dastardly horrible act are very small percentage, but unfortunately the public discourse is sometimes hotter and more negative than it should be, which can, in my opinion, trigger people who are less than stable to do something like what we've seen.

3. Narendra Modi:

   Pained beyond words on the dastardly attack on peaceful Amarnath pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir, the attack deserves strongest condemnation from everyone.