14
yellow(adjective, slang, fear, shy, worried)
12
lily-livered(adjective, fear, shy, worried, afraid)
11
chicken(adjective, slang, fear, shy, worried)
10
fearful(adjective, worried, afraid, apprehensive, scared)
9
coward(adjective, characteristic, quality, anxiety, fear)
8
timid(adjective, shy, worried, afraid, apprehensive)
8
white-livered(adjective, cowardice)
6
cowardly(adjective, fear)
6
faint-hearted(adjective, fear, cowardly)
6
fainthearted(adjective, shy, worried, afraid, apprehensive)
6
pusillanimous(adjective, fear, shy, worried, afraid)
6
yellow-bellied(adjective, slang, fear, cowardly)
5
craven(adjective, fear, cowardly)
5
timorous(adjective, shy, worried, afraid, apprehensive)
5
unmanly(adjective, fear, shy, worried, afraid)
3
milk-livered
3
recreant
3
weakhearted
2
afraid(shy, worried, apprehensive, scared, alarmed)
2
dastardly(adjective, fear)
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