All yellow-bellied synonyms
yel·low-bel·lied
Y y adj yellow-bellied
- craven — Someone who is craven is very cowardly.
- cowardly — If you describe someone as cowardly, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid doing dangerous and difficult things.
- meanspirited — petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.
- gutless — lacking courage, fortitude, or determination.
- astraddle — with a leg on either side of something
- faint-hearted — lacking courage; cowardly; timorous.
- chicken-hearted — easily frightened; cowardly
- invertebrate — Zoology. not vertebrate; without a backbone. of or relating to creatures without a backbone.
- chickenhearted — timid; fearful; cowardly.
- in-effective — not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
adjective yellow-bellied
- waffling — to talk foolishly or without purpose; idle away time talking.
- forceless — Without force.
- coward — If you call someone a coward, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid dangerous or difficult situations.
- nerveless — without nervousness, as in emergencies; calm; collected.
- cowering — to crouch, as in fear or shame.
- cowhearted — cowardly.
- caitiff — a cowardly or base person
- amoebalike — Having the characteristics of an amoeba.
- wimpish — of, relating to, or characteristic of a wimp.
- wussy — a weakling; wimp.
- wimpy — of, relating to, or characteristic of a wimp.