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Synonyms & Antonyms of fainthearted
easily frightened
- the sport of river rafting is not for those who are fainthearted
Synonyms for fainthearted
Words Related to fainthearted
- chicken,
- chickenhearted,
- chicken-livered,
- cowardly,
- craven,
- dastardly,
- gutless,
- lily-livered,
- milk-livered
- [archaic],
- poltroon,
- pusillanimous,
- spineless,
- unheroic,
- yellow
Near Antonyms for fainthearted
- brave,
- courageous,
- dauntless,
- doughty,
- fearless,
- gallant,
- greathearted,
- heroic
- (also heroical),
- intrepid,
- lionhearted,
- stalwart,
- stout,
- stouthearted,
- undaunted,
- valiant,
- valorous
Antonyms for fainthearted
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The first known use of fainthearted was in the 15th century
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