coward's
Belonging to someone timid
Coward's is the possessive form of coward—someone who lacks courage.
It typically modifies nouns to suggest an action taken from fear or weakness: the coward's way out, a coward's choice.
The phrase coward's way out often refers to suicide, implying escape from problems rather than facing them.
Loss of honor
- dishonorLoss of respect
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- yellowHue between green and orange
- spinelessnessLack of courage
gutlessness · cravenness · pusillanimity · timidity · fearfulness · faintheartedness · poltroonery · dastardliness
Means of departure
- escapeFlight from captivity
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- excuseOffered reason for wrongdoing
- dodgeAvoid by quick movement
avoidance · flight · withdrawal · exit · backdoor · cop-out · shirking · ducking
Replacement for another
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
- half-measureInadequate partial action
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
pale imitation · second-rate · easy way · unambitious · safe bet · low-risk
disgrace
Loss of honor
spinelessness · gutlessness · cravenness · pusillanimity · timidity · fearfulness · faintheartedness · poltroonery · dastardliness · unmanliness
way out
Means of departure
dodge · avoidance · flight · withdrawal · exit · backdoor · cop-out · shirking · ducking · sidestepping
substitute
Replacement for another
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
- half-measureInadequate partial action
makeshift · pale imitation · second-rate · easy way · unambitious · safe bet · low-risk
coward'shero's
Of the courageous lead
warrior's · soldier's · fighter's · champion's · adventurer's
coward'shero's
Of the courageous lead
heroine's · champion's · victor's · conqueror's · martyr's
- Cowardly LionTimorous big cat seeking bravery