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  • past participle of cow.
  • past tense form of cow.
Definitions

cowed

[kaud] / kaʊd /




ADJECTIVE
intimidated
Synonyms




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Jordan, who escapes relatively unscathed, is at once cowed and traumatized yet committed to vengeance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

But O’Donnell has refused to be cowed by the president’s bullying for nearly 20 years.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

But feminists should not be cowed — and not just because this case, a version of which was already litigated in Carroll’s favor, is likely to crumble in court.

From Salon ● May 29, 2026

But he insisted that he would not be cowed by antisemitism.

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

He still sees me as a boy, Jon thought, a green boy, to be cowed by angry words.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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