Synonyms of nithing
120 similar words
Another word for nithing is nidering. Other synonyms of nithing are niddering, bottler, candy-ass, candy-arse and coward.
Synonyms and similar words for nithing
nounA coward, a dastard; a wretch.
- nidering
- nidderingSynonym of nithing (“a coward, a dastard; a wretch”).
- bottler slang
- candy-ass slangA cowardly or timid person; a wimp.
- candy-arse Ireland, UK
- cowardA person who lacks courage.
- chicken slangA coward.
- chicken liver slang
- chickenshit
- cocktail UK, slang
- cowardy custard slangA coward; a timid or fearful person.
- cravenA coward.
- dog
- fraidy catSynonym of scaredy-cat (“coward”).
- funker
- gutless wonder slangOne who lacks guts or courage; a coward.
- invertebrate informalA spineless person; a coward.
- lizard
- milquetoastA person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.
- nancyAn effeminate man, especially a homosexual.
- nidget
- piece of crapSynonym of piece of shit.
- piece of shit
- pisspantsAn objectionable or cowardly person.
- poltroonAn ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch.
- pullet slang
- punk
- pussy slang, vulgarA coward; a weakling; an ineffectual, timid, weak-spirited, or pathetic person.
- pussyhole
- quiche-eater
- recreantSomebody who is recreant, who yields in combat; a coward or traitor.
- scaredy cat
- scaredy pantsSynonym of scaredy-cat.
- shithouse Ireland, UKA coward; one who is overly fearful or timid.
- sissy
- sluggard
- snoolAn abject, cowardly person who submits tamely to others.
- sook slang
- weak sister US
- wheyfaceOne who is pale, as from fear; a coward.
- yellow belly slang
- yellow back slangA coward.
- caitiff archaic
- coistril obsolete
- jessie datedSynonym of sissy: a cowardly, effeminate, or homosexual man, a girly man.
- niding archaic
- quakebreech obsoleteA coward.
- quakebuttock obsoleteA coward.
- slag Ireland, UKA coward.
nounA wicked person; also, one who has acted immorally or unlawfully.
- antimodelSomebody or something that serves as the opposite of a model, representing what one does not want to be or achieve.
- bad guyA villain, particularly an antagonist in a story.
- baddie
- bastard
- beggarA mean or wretched person; a scoundrel.
- blackguardAn unprincipled, contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
- bounder
- cad
- evildoerA person who performs evil acts.
- heavy informal
- knaveA tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person.
- miscreant
- ne'er-do-well
- rapscallionA rascal, scamp, rogue, or scoundrel.
- rascal
- rogueA scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
- scabA mean, dirty, paltry fellow.
- scamp
- scapegraceA wild and reckless person (especially a boy); a scoundrel.
- scoundrelA mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.
- scum
- scumbag
- thug
- undesirableAn undesirable person.
- varlet
- villain
- cockatrice archaicAn evil, deceitful, or destructive person.
- fustilarian obsoleteA low fellow; a stinkard; a scoundrel.
- harlot obsoleteA churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth, especially one given to low conduct.
- lidderon archaic, dialectalOne who is lazy, idle, or bad; rascal; scoundrel; a weakling.
- makeshift obsolete
adjectiveCowardly, dastardly.
- backboneless figuratively
- baseMorally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
- soft
- bitch-ass derogatory
- boneless BritishLacking strength, courage, or resolve.
- candy-assed Canada, USCowardly; timid; wimpy.
- chicken-heartedNot brave; lacking courage; cowardly.
- chicken-liveredCowardly.
- couragelessDevoid of courage; fearful, cowardly.
- cowardlyShowing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
- cowardy BritishCowardly.
- cowheartedCowardly.
- cowish
- cravenheartedCowardly.
- cringey
- dastardMeanly shrinking from danger, cowardly, dastardly.
- dastardlyIn the manner of a dastard; marked by cowardice; pusillanimous.
- dickless figuratively, slang
- dough-faced US
- faintheartedFaint of heart; irresolute; fearful.
- fearful
- fraidy US
- gizzardless figuratively
- gutlessCowardly; lacking courage or morals.
- hen-heartedCowardly; timid.
- kiasiUnwilling to take a risk for fear that something bad or unfavorable will happen; cowardly, overly cautious and...
- lily-livered figurativelyCowardly, lacking courage.
- liver-facedLily-livered; cowardly.
- low-hearted
- milk-liveredCowardly; timorous; lacking bravery.
- mouse-heartedCowardly; timid.
- mousy
- nerveless
- nutless
- pigeon-liveredCowardly.
- poltroonishResembling a poltroon; cowardly.
- poor-spirited
- pusillanimousShowing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity.
- pussylike
- ratlikeResembling or characteristic of a rat, whether physically or (in behavioral terms) cunning, disloyal, or cowardly.
Meaning of nithing
- noun A coward, a dastard; a wretch.
- noun A wicked person; also, one who has acted immorally or unlawfully.
- adjective Cowardly, dastardly.
Questions about synonyms of nithing
- What is another word for nithing?
- Nithing has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as nidering, niddering, bottler, candy-ass, candy-arse, coward, chicken and chicken liver.
- What does nithing mean?
- Nithing means a coward, a dastard; a wretch.
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