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cravenness

noun

Definition of cravennessnext
as in fearfulness
a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger it was sheer cravenness to avoid the consequences of your actions

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  1. cowardice
  2. pusillanimity
  3. cowardliness
Noun
  • Freedom has spent weeks exposing the WNBA’s cowardice on transgender eligibility, demanding the league protect biological women from male competition.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The tension, the uncertainty, the hovering between bravery and cowardice captures some of what fascinated me in Muriel Rukeyser’s novel Savage Coast.
    — Anne E. Fernald, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of cowardice
Noun
  • If such pusillanimity continues, Democrats risk losing their party to a band of true believers no less destructive than the furthest extremes of the MAGA movement.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • Given the President’s long-standing support for corporate tax cuts and deregulation of industry, this pusillanimity is perhaps not so surprising.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Definition of pusillanimity
Noun
  • Some of these institutions appeared to pay a price for their cowardliness.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of cowardliness
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“Cravenness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cravenness. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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