Synonyms for chicken-hearted
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : chik-uh n-hahr-tid |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃɪk ənˈhɑr tɪd |
Top 10 synonyms for chicken-hearted Other synonyms for the word chicken-hearted
- abject
- afraid
- aghast
- anxious
- apprehensive
- backward
- base
- caitiff
- chicken
- chicken-hearted
- coward
- cowardly
- cowering
- cowhearted
- craven
- diffident
- dismayed
- faint-hearted
- fainthearted
- feeble
- frightened
- frozen
- gutless
- have cold feet
- having kittens
- having the willies
- hung up
- in a cold sweat
- in a panic
- in a sweat
- irresolute
- jellyfish
- jittery
- jumpy
- lacking courage
- lily-livered
- mousy
- nervous
- no guts
- numb
- panicky
- paper tiger
- petrified
- pigeonhearted
- pushing the panic button
- pusillanimous
- rabbity
- recreant
- retiring
- running scared
- scared
- scared stiff
- shaky
- shivery
- shrinking
- shy
- sissy
- soft
- spineless
- submissive
- terrified
- terror-stricken
- terrorized
- timid
- timorous
- uptight
- weak
- weak-kneed
- wimpy
- worthless
- yellow
- yellow-bellied
Définition of chicken-hearted
- As in cowardly : adj fearful
- As in frightened : adj very scared
- As in gutless : adj timid
- That's just like a girl—they're so thin-skinned and chicken-hearted.
- Extract from : « The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
- Say, you're not losing your nerve, you chicken-hearted rabbit, are you?
- Extract from : « Skippy Bedelle » by Owen Johnson
- Why, they turned out to be kind of chicken-hearted after all.
- Extract from : « Motor Boat Boys' River Chase » by Louis Arundel
- He is too chicken-hearted for that, or for anything else that requires pluck.
- Extract from : « Recollections of a Policeman » by William Russell (aka Thomas Waters)
- What a chicken-hearted fellow her father must have thought me!
- Extract from : « The Mystery of the Hidden Room » by Marion Harvey
- They are chicken-hearted fools, who will fight for neither side.
- Extract from : « With Rifle and Bayonet » by F.S. Brereton
- A coward is generally a bully, for he who is chicken-hearted may naturally be fowl-mouthed.
- Extract from : « Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) » by Various
- "A man of that stamp is not chicken-hearted," thought Bernardet.
- Extract from : « The Crime of the Boulevard » by Jules Claretie
- There is no use of being timid nor chicken-hearted in the present cause.
- Extract from : « The Indians' Last Fight » by Dennis Collins
- I can't imagine what is the matter with me to-day, I'm as chicken-hearted as a woman.
- Extract from : « Pride » by Eugne Sue
Antonyms for chicken-hearted
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