11
cowardly(adjective, weak, feeble, subservient, spineless)
7
yellow(adjective, upset, weak, soft, base)
6
lily-livered(adjective, upset, weak, spineless, scared)
6
pusillanimous(adjective, weak, spineless, spiritless, gutless)
6
timid(adjective, weak, subservient, spineless, spiritless)
6
timorous(adjective, weak, spineless, gutless)
5
coward(adjective, characteristic, quality, weak, anxiety)
4
craven(adjective, weak, soft, base, shy)
3
faint-hearted(adjective, weak, anxious, feeble, submissive)
3
fearful(adjective, upset, weak, spineless, scared)
3
frightened(adjective, upset, weak, anxious, spineless)
3
white-livered
3
yellow-bellied(adjective, weak, subservient, spineless, spiritless)
2
afraid(adjective, upset, weak, anxious, spineless)
2
chicken-livered
2
dastardly(adjective, weak, spineless, gutless)
2
diffident(adjective, weak, spineless, gutless)
2
dismayed(adjective, upset, weak, soft, base)
2
gutless(adjective, weak, timid, spineless, spiritless)
2
panicky(adjective, upset, weak, soft, base)
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