| ADJECTIVE | all | recreant, renegade | having deserted a cause or principle |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | recreant, craven | lacking even the rudiments of courage | |
| NOUN | person | recreant, poltroon, craven | an abject coward |
| person | recreant, deserter, apostate, renegade, turncoat, ratter | a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. |
| Meaning | Having deserted a cause or principle. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "some provinces had proved recreant" | |
| Synonym | renegade | |
| Broader | disloyal | deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle |
| Spanish | renegado, traicionero, traidor | |
| Nouns | recreant | a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. |
| Meaning | lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "this recreant knight"- Spenser | |
| Synonym | craven | |
| Broader | cowardly, fearful | lacking courage |
| Nouns | recreant | an abject coward |
| Meaning | An abject coward. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | poltroon, craven | |
| Broader | coward | A person who shows fear or timidity |
| Spanish | cobarde, defector, desertor, miedoso, renegado | |
| Adjectives | recreant | lacking even the rudiments of courage |
| Meaning | A disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | deserter, apostate, renegade, turncoat, ratter | |
| Broader | quitter | A person who gives up too easily |
| Spanish | apóstata, desertor, renegado, tránsfuga | |
| Catalan | apòstata, oportunista, renegat | |
| Adjectives | recreant | having deserted a cause or principle |
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