40 entries under cowardly topic. ×

44
afraid(adjective, upset, weak, fear, anxious)
37
scared(verb, adjective, upset, weak, anxious)
37
fearful(adjective, upset, weak, fear, anxious)
26
timid(adjective, weak, soft, base, fear)
17
apprehensive(adjective, weak, soft, base, fear)
11
nervous(adjective, upset, weak, soft, base)
9
timorous(adjective, weak, soft, base, uncertain)
9
lily-livered(adjective, upset, weak, soft, personality)
6
yellow(adjective, weak, soft, shy, fearful)
5
craven(adjective, weak, spineless, scared, gutless)
5
faint-hearted(adjective, weak, uncertain, fear, anxious)
5
weak-kneed(adjective, weak, soft, base, nervous)
5
yellow-bellied(adjective, weak, soft, personality, pathetic)
3
jumpy(adjective, upset, anxious, nervous, shy)
2
spineless(adjective, weak, soft, base, uncertain)
1
cowed(verb, adjective, upset, weak, anxious)
1
recreant(adjective, weak, spineless, gutless)
1
weak(adjective, soft, gentle, base, nervous)
1
hesitant(adjective, low, uncertain, nervous, unstable)
1
impotent(adjective, weak, soft, uncertain, unstable)
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