29
timid(adjective, weak, soft, base, nervous)
26
cowardly(adjective, weak, gentle, low, fear)
24
yellow(adjective, weak, soft, slang, low)
18
craven(noun, adjective, weak, soft, low)
17
timorous(adjective, weak, soft, base, nervous)
16
coward(noun, adjective, characteristic, quality, worry)
14
fearful(adjective, weak, soft, base, nervous)
14
lily-livered(adjective, weak, soft, low, base)
13
dastardly(adjective, weak, soft, base, fear)
13
recreant(noun, adjective, weak, spineless, unfaithful)
11
chicken(adjective, weak, slang, low, fear)
10
faint-hearted(adjective, weak, fear, nervous, shy)
9
afraid(adjective, weak, nervous, shy, worried)
9
gutless(adjective, weak, soft, slang, low)
9
unmanly(adjective, fear, shy, worried, afraid)
8
chicken-hearted(adjective, weak, spineless, spiritless, gutless)
7
spineless(adjective, weak, nervous, shy, fearful)
6
poor-spirited
6
shy(adjective, weak, nervous, worried, fearful)
6
white-livered
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