uncourageous

The word “uncourageous” has 4 syllables: un-cour-age-ous

It's pronounced as /ˌʌnkəˈreɪdʒəs/


What is synonym and antonym for uncourageous?

In the thesaurus, “uncourageous” has 63 synonyms and 38 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for uncourageous along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for uncourageous

  • afraid
  • agitated
  • anxious
  • appalled
  • apprehensive
  • careful
  • cautious
  • chicken
  • chicken-livered
  • chickenhearted
  • concerned
  • coward
  • cowardly
  • craven
  • dastardly
  • diffident
  • disconcerted
  • dismayed
  • disquieted
  • disturbed
  • fainthearted
  • fearful
  • frightened
  • gutless
  • heedful
  • horrified
  • lily-livered
  • milk-livered
  • mousey
  • mousy
  • nerveless
  • nervous
  • panic-stricken
  • panicked
  • perturbed
  • poltroon
  • poor-spirited
  • prudent
  • pusillanimous
  • scared
  • scary
  • shocked
  • shy
  • skittish
  • spineless
  • spiritless
  • spooked
  • startled
  • terrified
  • terrorized
  • timid
  • timorous
  • unadventurous
  • ungallant
  • unheroic
  • unmanly
  • unnerved
  • upset
  • weak
  • weakhearted
  • wimpy
  • worried
  • yellow

Antonyms for uncourageous

  • bold
  • brave
  • courageous
  • dauntless
  • determined
  • doughty
  • fearless
  • firm
  • gallant
  • game
  • gamey
  • gamy
  • greathearted
  • gritty
  • gutsy
  • gutty
  • heroic
  • heroical
  • intrepid
  • lionhearted
  • manful
  • mettlesome
  • plucky
  • resolute
  • spartan
  • spirited
  • spunky
  • stalwart
  • stout
  • stouthearted
  • undauntable
  • undaunted
  • undeterred
  • undismayed
  • unflinching
  • unswerving
  • valiant
  • valorous

Example Sentences

  • His reaction was disappointingly uncourageous in the face of danger.
  • The manager's uncourageous decision avoided conflict but sacrificed integrity.
  • She felt uncourageous for not standing up for her friend.
  • It was an uncourageous move to back down without even trying.
  • The team's uncourageous strategy cost them the championship.

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