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gave their livesturned tail
Fled in fear
deserted · ran away · cowered · chickened out
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Related — sacrificed (Gave up something valued); fallen (Having dropped down); heroes (Admired courageous figures); martyrs · died · perished · soldiers · patriots · memorial · honor · courage · battlefield · ultimate sacrifice
sacrifice vs. self-preservationgave their lives ≠ fled Escaped from danger; escaped · survived · ran away · deserted · retreated
heroism vs. cowardicegave their lives ≠ cowered Shrank back in fright; hid · flinched · faltered
heroic action vs. cowardicegave their lives ≠ turned tail Fled in fear; deserted · ran away · cowered · chickened out
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/gave_their_lives