as in cravens
a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger
the soldiers who ran as soon as the first shots were fired were branded as cowards
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Recent Examples of cowards
Parties aside, the majority of our legislators are cowards.
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Sam Meas, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2026
And Trump calls ’em almost like cowards.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
Put beaks on the helmets, you cowards.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 13 Jan. 2026
He and the cowards of Congress should be held accountable in the next election cycle.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
Tim Walz and Jacob Frey are cowards who are inciting violence to distract from their own failures.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026
These guys are -- obviously cowards.
—Gail Zimmerman, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
O’Reilly starts Mothma from a place of sophistication, grace, and panicked resolve, then steadily turns her into an avatar of disgust at the Senate’s collection of corrupt pushovers and cowards.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
No to cowards like Tucker Carlson, who normalize their trash.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Sam Meas, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2026
And Trump calls ’em almost like cowards.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
Put beaks on the helmets, you cowards.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 13 Jan. 2026
He and the cowards of Congress should be held accountable in the next election cycle.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
Tim Walz and Jacob Frey are cowards who are inciting violence to distract from their own failures.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026
These guys are -- obviously cowards.
—Gail Zimmerman, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
O’Reilly starts Mothma from a place of sophistication, grace, and panicked resolve, then steadily turns her into an avatar of disgust at the Senate’s collection of corrupt pushovers and cowards.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
No to cowards like Tucker Carlson, who normalize their trash.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cowards
Noun
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Some in the West will be tempted to see this as the generals’ chickens coming home to roost.—
Mihir Sharma,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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The backyard flock in New London County consisted of chickens, ducks and peacocks that were family pets, not commercial poultry, and had close contact with wild birds in a nearby pond, officials said.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Since switching to bears, Propst and Starks have accumulated a sound, reliable pack of bear dogs-redbones, Walkers, mountain curs and black-and-tans.—
John McCoy,
Outdoor Life,
12 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Cowards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowards. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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