Synonyms of chickens

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cowards
• cravens
• poltroons
• snakes
• sissies
• curs
• dastards
• funks
• cream puffs
• recreants
• defeatists
• pussies
• ostriches
• weaklings
• quitters
• sneaks
• caitiffs
• wimps
• milquetoasts
• pushovers
• scaramouches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heroes
• stalwarts
• valiants
• daredevils

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chickens

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

Most rotisserie chicken is made from chickens raised on factory farms, where birds are often kept in crowded conditions and fed to promote rapid growth. — Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 1 Sep. 2026

Whole chickens, large roasts, and thick cuts of meat are much more difficult to cook evenly from frozen. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026

But Meghan’s famous rescue chickens have remained behind in Montecito, Sykes said on his YouTube Channel, citing a report in The Telegraph. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026

Cullen spent some of his childhood working on a farm, telling NPR in 2014 his earliest vocal lessons came from imitating the chickens, cows and dogs that littered the farmland. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

The town Facebook group, once a clearinghouse for reports of loose chickens and missing Amazon packages, is periodically littered with comments about Trump and immigration. — Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

The chickens are part of the county’s early-warning system for such illnesses. — Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026