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machine pistol

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

ist-header'>Synonyms

coward craven cur dastard funk poltroon recreant sissy

Related Words

defeatist quitter

cream puff milquetoast pushover pussy [slang] weakling wimp

caitiff snake sneak

ostrich scaramouch (or scaramouche)

Near Antonyms

Antonyms

hero stalwart valiant

adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

having or showing a shameful lack of courage //too chicken to go through with the stunt
Synonyms

chicken-livered chickenhearted cowardly craven dastardly gutless lily-livered milk-livered [archaic] poltroon pusillanimous recreant spineless unheroic yellow
Related Words

diffident fainthearted fearful timid timorous
afraid frightened scared
careful cautious wary
bashful coy shy
feeble soft Synonyms

coward craven cur dastard funk poltroon recreant sissy
Related Words

defeatist quitter
cream puff milquetoast pushover pussy [slang] weakling wimp
caitiff snake sneak
ostrich scaramouch (or scaramouche)
Near Antonyms

daredevil
Antonyms

hero stalwart valiant

adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

having or showing a shameful lack of courage //too chicken to go through with the stunt
Synonyms

chicken-livered chickenhearted cowardly craven dastardly gutless lily-livered milk-livered [archaic] poltroon pusillanimous recreant spineless unheroic yellow
Related Words

diffident fainthearted fearful timid timorous
afraid frightened scared
careful cautious wary
bashful coy shy
feeble soft