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cowering

ADJECTIVE
cowardly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dastardly
WEAK
afraid anxious apprehensive backward base chicken-hearted cowhearted craven diffident dismayed fainthearted frightened gutless having the willies jittery lacking courage lily-livered nervous no guts panicky pigeonhearted pusillanimous recreant retiring running scared scared shrinking shy soft spineless timid timorous weak weak-kneed worthless yellow yellow-bellied
Antonyms
WEAK
bold brave courageous daring dauntless unafraid undaunted unfearful
ADJECTIVE
fainthearted
Synonyms
WEAK
afraid cowardly cowed fearful frightened gutless having cold feet intimidated lily-livered meek mousy spineless unassertive weak wimpy yellow
ADJECTIVE
fawning
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flattering
STRONG
bootlicking bowing crawling cringing humble ingratiating kowtowing prostrate scraping sniveling
WEAK
abject adulatory brown-nosing compliant mealy-mouthed obsequious parasitic servile slavish spineless submissive subservient sycophant sycophantic
Antonyms
WEAK
aloof cool disinterested proud unfriendly
ADJECTIVE
hangdog
Synonyms
WEAK
ashamed browbeaten conscience-stricken defeated downcast guilty intimidated sheepish wretched
ADJECTIVE
recreant
Synonyms
STRONG
apostate base craven low skulking timid yellow yielding
WEAK
afraid arrant dastardly defecting disloyal faithless false falsehearted fearful frightened gutless hesitant mean-spirited perfidious pigeonhearted scared sneaking spiritless timorous traitorous treacherous unfaithful unmanly vile
Antonyms
STRONG
bold brave honest moral strong
WEAK
courageous loyal
ADJECTIVE
subservient
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deferential submissive
STRONG
compliant
WEAK
a slave to abject acquiescent at one's beck and call at one's mercy bootlicking cringing docile fawning ignoble in one's clutches in one's pocket in one's power mean menial obeisant obsequious resigned servile slavish subject sycophantic under one's thumb
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disobedient
WEAK
controlling domineering unhelpful unnecessary useless
ADJECTIVE
timid
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ambivalent bashful demure diffident fearful feeble frightened gentle humble modest nervous weak
STRONG
Milquetoast shrinking trembling wavering yellow
WEAK
afraid apprehensive badgered browbeaten bullied capricious cowardly cowed coy daunted fainthearted having cold feet intimidated irresolute mousy pusillanimous retiring shaky soft spineless spiritless submissive timorous unassertive unassured unnerved vacillating
Antonyms
STRONGEST
able bold brave calm conceited courageous egotistical extroverted loud proud strong unabashed unafraid
WEAK
daring fearless

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For Ms. Sweeney and Ms. Seyfried it provides an endless variety of opportunities to run through the soap-opera playbook of screaming, cowering, deceiving and attacking depending on the circumstances, which grow increasingly horrifying.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

On Friday, Musk shared two side-by-side A.I.-generated images of graffiti-style stencils: a smiling, handsome Kirk, and a cowering, dying Zarutska.

From Slate • Sep. 12, 2025

The image of Ruben Amorim cowering in the dugout at Grimsby will take some forgetting.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

Our last glimpse of Dedra shows her shoeless and cowering in a prison cell, destined to be as forgotten as her boss and every other underling who fails the Emperor.

From Salon • May 17, 2025

And every year Clare played the part of the helpless victim, cowering in his cottage.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman