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All faint-hearted synonyms

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adj faint-hearted

  • abject β€” You use abject to emphasize that a situation or quality is extremely bad.
  • chicken β€” Chickens are birds which are kept on a farm for their eggs and for their meat.
  • coward β€” If you call someone a coward, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid dangerous or difficult situations.
  • craven β€” Someone who is craven is very cowardly.
  • feeble β€” physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.
  • irresolute β€” not resolute; doubtful; infirm of purpose; vacillating.
  • lily-livered β€” weak or lacking in courage; cowardly; pusillanimous.
  • pusillanimous β€” lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
  • spineless β€” having no spines or quills.
  • submissive β€” inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
  • weak β€” not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
  • yellow β€” a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.; the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nm.
  • chicken-hearted β€” easily frightened; cowardly
  • wimpy β€” of, relating to, or characteristic of a wimp.
  • yellow-bellied β€” having a yellow abdomen or underside.
  • fearful β€” causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful apparition.
  • gutless β€” lacking courage, fortitude, or determination.
  • impotent β€” not potent; lacking power or ability.
  • inadequate β€” not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
  • ineffective β€” not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
  • ineffectual β€” not effectual; without satisfactory or decisive effect: an ineffectual remedy.
  • nerveless β€” without nervousness, as in emergencies; calm; collected.
  • soft β€” yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow.
  • spiritless β€” without spirit.
  • squeamish β€” fastidious or dainty.
  • vacillating β€” not resolute; wavering; indecisive; hesitating: an ineffectual, vacillating person.
  • weak-willed β€” having or showing a want of firmness of will; easily swayed.
  • force β€” physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
  • weak-kneed β€” yielding readily to opposition, pressure, intimidation, etc.
  • infirm β€” feeble or weak in body or health, especially because of age; ailing.
  • laid-back β€” relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
  • palsied β€” paralyzed; unable to move or control certain muscles.
  • tender β€” soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough: a tender steak.
  • undependable β€” capable of being depended on; worthy of trust; reliable: a dependable employee.
  • unreliable β€” not reliable; not to be relied or depended on.
  • unsure β€” not certain or confident: He arrived at the party unsure of his welcome.
  • wavering β€” to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
  • wishy-washy β€” lacking in decisiveness; without strength or character; irresolute.
  • zero β€” the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
  • fluctuant β€” fluctuating; varying; unstable.
  • fearsome β€” causing fear: a fearsome noise.
  • funky β€” Jazz. having an earthy, blues-based quality or character.
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