Synonyms and antonyms of Not brave or willing to take risks in American Thesaurus

cowardly (adjective)

a cowardly person is not brave enough to fight or do something difficult or dangerous that they should do

spineless (adjective)

not brave or determined enough to deal with a situation well

feeble (adjective)

afraid to do something difficult or unpleasant

timorous (adjective)

formal nervous and easy to frighten

faint-hearted (adjective)

not brave or enthusiastic

chicken (adjective)

informal not brave enough to do something

yellow (adjective)

informal not brave

craven (adjective)

formal not brave

pusillanimous (adjective)

formal not brave

afraid/scared of your own shadow ()

very easily frightened

chinless (adjective)

informal not brave or determined

cowardly (adjective)

used about someone’s behavior

effete (adjective)

mainly literary not strong or brave, or weak in moral character

gutless (adjective)

very informal not at all brave or determined

lily-livered (adjective)

humorous not brave