CHICKENS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

chickens

noun

plural of chicken

as in cowards

a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger a staunch hawk during the drumbeat for war, he proved to be a chicken when it came to actually fighting it

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Recent Examples of chickens As a kid, three chickens might be divided among the children; hesitation meant going hungry. — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 Speaking of those chickens, Schreiber—whose fear of poultry started as a child, when his hippie parents moved the family to a commune in Canada—seems to be successfully conquering this particular anxiety. — Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026 Some of that was due to the outbreak of Avian metapneumovirus in turkeys and chickens and bird flu, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). — Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026 Two horses, as well as ducks and chickens, perished in the fire. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 The same process for, say, chickens, takes only eight or nine months. — Israel Schuman, Des Moines Register, 9 Sep. 2026 As a result of leaving her beloved chickens behind, Meghan has faced intense criticism. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 8 Sep. 2026 The farms tried to apply the high-density approach that works well with chickens, but ostriches need free range space, Lehman said. — Dylan Lovan, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026 Five restaurants survived the reader vote, and five chickens were ordered. — Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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cowards

Noun

No, and as true as all that might be, the most important lesson is that DEI turns people into cowards.

— Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
To me, the most notable change — outside of Robert not getting fully naked, you cowards — is that the meltdown is witnessed by much more of the senior class.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026