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Synonyms & Antonyms of chickenhearted
having or showing a shameful lack of courage
- too chickenhearted to speak up, even though she knew a terrible injustice was being committed
Synonyms for chickenhearted
- chicken,
- chicken-livered,
- cowardly,
- craven,
- dastardly,
- gutless,
- lily-livered,
- milk-livered
- [archaic],
- poltroon,
- pusillanimous,
- recreant,
- spineless,
- unheroic,
- yellow
Words Related to chickenhearted
Near Antonyms for chickenhearted
Antonyms for chickenhearted
- brave,
- courageous,
- daring,
- dauntless,
- doughty,
- fearless,
- gallant,
- greathearted,
- gutsy,
- hardy,
- heroic
- (also heroical),
- intrepid,
- lionhearted,
- stalwart,
- stout,
- stouthearted,
- valiant,
- valorous
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