Synonyms for poltroonish

Most common

chicken · cowardly · craven · gutless

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Adjective

Antonyms

lion-hearted, valiant, doughty

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Resembling a poltroon; cowardly.

Example sentences

• chicken A nice roast chicken is one of my favorite dishes.
• cowardly Grr! Avoid not, unwelcome evil and cowardly beast!
• craven The president is too craven to tackle this problem.
• gutless Tom is a gutless, spineless, gormless, underachieving twat.

By length

6 letters

craven²

7 letters

chicken², gutless²

8 letters

cowardly³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (craven² = 2 syllables).