Cowardly : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'cowardly': discover synonyms for the word cowardly, such as pusillanimous or white-livered.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as cowardly. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": pusillanimous and white-livered.


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Synonyms for cowardly sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for cowardly Degree of synonymy of cowardly Frequency in the language
pusillanimous
   40021 0.04  
white-livered
   40021  
lily-livered
   40021  
coward
   40021 14.39  
poor-spirited
   40021  
craven
   40021 0.75  
poltroon
   40021 0.06  
dastardly
   40021 0.35  
dastard
   40021  
caitiff
   40021  
timid
   40020 1.51  
fainthearted
   40020 0.04  
chickenhearted
   40020 0.02  
faint
   40018 9.27  
fearful
   40014 2.16  
cringing
   40012 0.20  
funky
   40008 5.08  
recreant
   39959  
unmanly
   39958 0.14  
yellow
   39669 33.80  

Lexical field of "cowardly"

pusillanimous
white-livered
lily-livered
coward
poor-spirited
craven
poltroon
dastardly
dastard
caitiff
timid
fainthearted
chickenhearted
faint
fearful
cringing
funky
recreant
unmanly
yellow
chicken
yellow-bellied
cowering
gutless
cowardice
spineless
scaredy-cat
faint-hearted
vile
sordid
despicable
heinous
half-hearted
contemptible
low-down
ghastly
shameful
ignoble
infamous
insufferable
unconsolidated
loose
baggy
drop
hen
egf
laf
shrinking
poltroonish
wimpish