coward
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Coward
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Synonyms & Antonyms for coward
Synonyms: Noun
chicken, craven, cur, dastard, funk, poltroon, recreant, sissy
Antonyms: Noun
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a proven coward who had deserted his troops the soldiers who ran as soon as the first shots were fired were branded as cowardsRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
And law enforcement does not go to war with cowards who break the law. — Phil Helsel, NBC News, "Ohio white nationalist charged with making threat against Jewish center," 30 Aug. 2019 Matthew Yglesias: One in three is a great coward’s call. — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, "What’s up with the yield curve?," 16 Aug. 2019 In the first episode, fiery communications expect Michelle Vargas (The Flash’s Jessica Camacho) rants about how anyone older than 27 is a coward and expresses admiration for the 27 Club. — Samantha Nelson, The Verge, "Netflix’s Another Life starts as Arrival, then turns into Star Trek," 23 July 2019 No man is a coward in the presence of a young woman. — Garrison Keillor, Harper's magazine, "Hurrah for the Plaza," 22 July 2019 That makes him a coward, snorts one of his internal opponents. — The Economist, "Germany’s far right: strong in the east, weak in the west," 18 July 2019 Reserved for cowards, mutineers, and the like, decimation in Antony’s world meant removal of a tenth. — Adam Rogers, WIRED, "Why 'Moon Shot' Has No Place in the 21st Century," 16 July 2019 You fantasy football cowards: Hold your playoffs during the real playoffs … Rookies who could take over your fantasy season ... and more. 1. — Conor Orr, SI.com, "The NFL’s Five Most Combustible Teams," 9 July 2019 But here's the thing: Most of you mayonnaise haters out there are hypocrites and cowards. — Emily Dreyfuss, WIRED, "In Defense of Mayonnaise," 4 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'coward.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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