Synonyms of cowardly
- 1 Syllable
- soft, shy, base, weak
- 2 Syllables
- dismayed, nervous, scared, sneakier, yellow, craven, recreant, timid, backward, aspen, gutless, weak-kneed, worthless, afraid, shrinking, cravens, cringing, caitiff, anxious, wussy, wimpish, sneaky, sneakiest
- 3 Syllables
- cowering, retiring, frightened, weak-willed, spineless, panicky, cowhearted, dastardly, poltroonish, timorous, fainthearted, jittery, diffident
- 4 Syllables
- meanspirited, wishy-washy, chicken-hearted, pigeonhearted, mean-spirited, lily-livered, yellow-bellied
- 5 Syllables
- apprehensive, pusillanimous