POLTROON Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word poltroon. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for POLTROON
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| craven | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • an abject coward adjective satellite • lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful | ||||||
| dastard | nounn | |||||
noun • a despicable coward adjective satellite • despicably cowardly | ||||||
| chicken | nounn | |||||
noun • the flesh of a chicken used for food • a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl • a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy • a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops adjective satellite • easily frightened | ||||||
| chickenhearted | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • easily frightened | ||||||
| coward | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who shows fear or timidity • English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973) | ||||||
| jellyfish | nounn | |||||
noun • large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles • any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans | ||||||
| lily-livered | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • easily frightened | ||||||
| milksop | nounn | |||||
noun • a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive | ||||||
| namby-pamby | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • lacking courage or vitality noun • an insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental | ||||||
| pusillanimous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful | ||||||
| spineless | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking a backbone or spinal column • lacking spiny processes • lacking courage or vitality adjective satellite • lacking thorns | ||||||
| weakling | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who is physically weak and ineffectual | ||||||
| yellow | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons adjective satellite • of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk • easily frightened • changed to a yellowish color by age • typical of tabloids • cowardly or treacherous • affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc verb • turn yellow | ||||||
| yellow-bellied | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • easily frightened | ||||||
| recreant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • an abject coward • a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. adjective satellite • having deserted a cause or principle • lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful | ||||||
