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. Larry Hogan:

   We have offered the full resources of the Maryland State Police to assist in the investigation, this was a cowardly, brazen act to walk up and open fire on a police officer who was doing what we asked that officer to do -- to go out to protect and serve.

2. Baroness Orczy:

   An apology Bah Disgusting Cowardly Beneath the dignity of any gentleman, however wrong he might be.

3. Tom Wolf:

   The politicians who are encouraging us to quit the fight are acting in a most cowardly way.

4. Mark Levin:

   Ted Cruz is the most conservative candidate running, the most consistently conservative candidate running, i think Ted Cruz is a rock star. Cruz is like the conscience of a conservative in a Senate that is gutless, timid and cowardly.

5. Ludwig Boerne:

   The secret of power is the knowledge that others are more cowardly than you are.