PUSILLANIMOUS Synonyms
0 hypernym for pusillanimous. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for PUSILLANIMOUS
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| cowardly | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted | ||||||
| faint-hearted | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking conviction or boldness or courage | ||||||
| fearful | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted adjective satellite • experiencing or showing fear • causing fear or dread or terror • extremely distressing • timid by nature or revealing timidity | ||||||
| feeble | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness • lacking strength or vigor • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality • lacking strength | ||||||
| lily-livered | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • easily frightened | ||||||
| spineless | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • lacking a backbone or spinal column • lacking spiny processes • lacking courage or vitality adjective satellite • lacking thorns | ||||||
| timid | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • showing fear and lack of confidence • lacking self-confidence noun • people who are fearful and cautious adjective satellite • lacking conviction or boldness or courage | ||||||
| timorous | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • timid by nature or revealing timidity | ||||||
| weak | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • wanting in physical strength adjective satellite • overly diluted; thin and insipid • (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress • wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings • tending downward in price • deficient or lacking in some skill • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality • (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection • not having authority, political strength, or governing power • deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc • likely to fail under stress or pressure • deficient in intelligence or mental power | ||||||
| poor-spirited | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful | ||||||
| unmanly | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • not possessing qualities befitting a man adverb • without qualities thought to befit a man adjective satellite • lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful | ||||||