FAINTHEARTED Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word fainthearted. (close relations)
faint-hearted
Best Alternative Words for FAINTHEARTED
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timid | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • showing fear and lack of confidence • lacking self-confidence noun • people who are fearful and cautious adjective satellite • lacking conviction or boldness or courage | ||||||||
cowardly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted | ||||||||
faint-hearted | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking conviction or boldness or courage | ||||||||
apprehensive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • quick to understand • mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc • in fear or dread of possible evil or harm | ||||||||
chicken | nounn | |||||||
noun • the flesh of a chicken used for food • a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl • a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy • a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops adjective satellite • easily frightened | ||||||||
fearful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted adjective satellite • experiencing or showing fear • causing fear or dread or terror • extremely distressing • timid by nature or revealing timidity | ||||||||
gutless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking courage or vitality | ||||||||
nervous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to the nervous system adjective satellite • easily agitated • causing or fraught with or showing anxiety • excited in anticipation • unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) | ||||||||
pusillanimous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful | ||||||||
spineless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking a backbone or spinal column • lacking spiny processes • lacking courage or vitality adjective satellite • lacking thorns | ||||||||
weak-kneed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking will power or resolution | ||||||||
yellow | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons adjective satellite • of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk • easily frightened • changed to a yellowish color by age • typical of tabloids • cowardly or treacherous • affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc verb • turn yellow | ||||||||
yellow-bellied | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • easily frightened | ||||||||
cowering | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • crouch or curl up • show submission or fear | ||||||||
quaking | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity verb • shake with fast, tremulous movements • shake with seismic vibrations | ||||||||
afraid | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • filled with fear or apprehension adjective satellite • filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement • feeling worry or concern or insecurity • having feelings of aversion or unwillingness | ||||||||
faint | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain adjective satellite • deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc • lacking clarity or distinctness • lacking strength or vigor • weak and likely to lose consciousness • indistinctly understood or felt or perceived • lacking conviction or boldness or courage verb • pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain | ||||||||
meek | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness • very docile • evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant |