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(satellite adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; "some provinces had proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper" |
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Synonyms: renegade |
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(satellite adjective) lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; "the craven fellow turned and ran"; "a craven proposal to raise the white flag"; "this recreant knight"- Spenser |
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Synonyms: craven |
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(noun) an abject coward |
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Synonyms: craven, poltroon |
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Related Words: coward |
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(noun) a disloyal person who forsakes his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. |
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Synonyms: apostate, deserter, renegade |
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Related Words: quitter |
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