Synonyms for dastard

Most common

chicken · cowardly · dastardly · poltroon

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Adjective

Noun

Antonyms

lion-hearted, valiant, doughty

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Meanly shrinking from danger, cowardly, dastardly.

2. n. 1

   A malicious coward; a dishonorable sneak.

Forms

Plural

dastards → milksops…

Example sentences

• chicken A nice roast chicken is one of my favorite dishes.
• cowardly Grr! Avoid not, unwelcome evil and cowardly beast!
• dastardly These dastardly acts will not go unpunished.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

coward²

7 letters

chicken², milksop

8 letters

cowardly³, poltroon, recreant

9 letters

dastardly³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (coward² = 2 syllables).