All faint-hearted synonyms
faint-heartΒ·ed
F f 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.