Đồng nghĩa của cowering

Alternative for cowering

cowers, cowered, cowering

Đồng nghĩa: cringe, crouch, squat,

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Present participle for to grovel or kowtow to (in fear)
fawning grovelling groveling kowtowing bootlicking brownnosing honeying toadying truckling apple-polishing flattering crawling wooing blandishing creeping brown-nosing curry favoring with curry favouring with dancing attendance on ingratiating oneself with making up to falling all over sucking up to cringing soft-soaping buttering up courting kneeling stooping pandering sweet-talking bowing and scraping playing up to paying court to sucking up rubbing up the right way quailing bowing bending fussing crouching pandering to prostrating oneself humbling oneself behaving obsequiously abasing oneself catering to licking someone's boots eating dirt currying favour smoodging to curry favoring getting round fawning on ingratiating yourself cozying up keeping sweet getting in with folding prostrating lying down and rolling over saying uncle giving in going along with caving in knuckling under toing the mark eulogizing praising kowtowing to toadying to crawling to creeping to truckling to cringing before grovelling before smarming around snowing bowing and scrape before licking boots cajoling inviting laying it on with a trowel massaging scraping submitting jollying laying it on abasing oneself before yielding singing the praises of falling over oneself for laying it on thick deferring praising to the skies cottoning debasing slavering praising to excess stroking honeying up oiling eulogising buddying up falling on one's knees paying court abasing caving in to wheedling humoring sniveling revering pampering imploring snivelling genuflecting humouring humbling yourself showing respect for eating crow making much of bowing to deferring to kissing one's feet abasing yourself demeaning yourself blarneying inveigling charming adulating kisses up to flannelling flanneling coaxing palavering kissing-up overpraising scratching one's back glorifying softening selling beslavering conning salving building up rubbing the right way abasing oneself to keeping someone sweet spreading it on working over working on sweetening up getting next to demeaning oneself to bowing and scrape to curtsying bobbing a curtsy making a leg conceding giving way bending the knee making up smoodging persuading smooth-talking respecting kissing someone's feet sucking up to someone cultivating complimenting eating humble pie humiliating yourself prostrating oneself before trying to win over seeking the favour of trying to get on the good side of prostrating yourself fawning over kissing the feet of prostrating oneself to grovelling to puffing commending admiring hero-worshipping belauding expressing admiration for panegyrizing paying tribute to lauding beguiling enticing ingratiating waxing lyrical about paying blandishments to saying nice things about urging caressing alluring complimenting excessively worshiping adoring elevating worshipping lionizing gushing lionising kissing feet putting on a pedestal

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Lacking courage
faint-hearted cowardly timorous spineless timid weak afraid daunted diffident quaking scared trembling yellow boneless craven lily-livered pigeon-hearted spiritless unmanly weak-willed chicken chicken-hearted chicken-livered easily frightened easily scared feart half-hearted irresolute jittery jumpy nervy soft weak-kneed weakling candy-assed fearful gutless nervous pusillanimous sissy spooked wet wimpish wimpy yellow-bellied apprehensive coy funky hesitant poor-spirited recreant retiring shy tentative shrinking unheroic frightened dastardly chickenhearted milk-livered feeble poltroon fainthearted lacking courage mousy meek mousey sissified tremulous intimidated cowed abject skittish base pigeonhearted panicky anxious having cold feet submissive scary fearsome unassertive caitiff dismayed running scared in a cold sweat tame sheepish cringey mean-spirited coward niddering white-livered sookie gentle browbeaten Milquetoast wavering capricious bullied unassured shaky unnerved vacillating wussy poltroonish cowhearted backward worthless self-effacing deceitful offensive treacherous sneaking low unprincipled unethical tricky paper tiger no guts afraid of one's own shadow reserved quiet modest unassuming demure having the willies bashful humble reticent trepidatious faint shuddering quivering twitchy stressy windy overstrung unquiet keyed up antsy spooky having kittens a bundle of nerves like a cat on a hot tin roof like a cat on hot bricks frightened of one's own shadow terrified alarmed petrified worried tense concerned uneasy bothered shaken horrified startled in a state rattled scared out of one's wits on edge frozen in a tizzy frantic in a flap in awe horror-struck in a blue funk afeared horror-stricken stunned overwrought disturbed frit perturbed shaking in one's shoes alarmed at beside oneself with one's heart in one's mouth aghast fretful scared witless in a tizz terror-stricken upset terrorized apprehensive about scared to death intimidated by in a funk shaking like a leaf hysteric frightened out of one's wits terrorised panic-stricken in a fluster troubled hysterical scared stiff terror-struck affrighted shocked agitated uptight disquieted edgy distressed unsettled queazy insecure hung up dithery stressed discomposed queasy restless fidgety frightened to death worried sick aflutter toey wired ill at ease het up worked up in a sweat goosey atwitter hinky have cold feet flustered appalled uncomfortable strung up in a dither in a panic in a stew abashed frightened out of your wits disconcerted taut angsty flurried shivery uncertain bricking oneself ruffled squirrelly unglued solicitous neurotic strung out stupefied in a twitter suspicious all of a dither tormented in a twit on tenterhooks vexed anguished perplexed all of a lather excitable on pins and needles frenzied unconfident rabbity careful discouraged fretting overwhelmed overawed nerveless annoyed limp-wristed aroused highly strung numb doubtful under stress strained self-conscious phobic irritable distraught angstful numb with fear bugged beset discombobulated irked riled a wreck tortured plagued shook up hot and bothered in fear and trepidation in a state of agitation dazed dumbfounded worried stiff pushing the panic button harassed in a flat spin scared rigid like a fish out of water with one's stomach in knots scared out of your wits with butterflies in one's stomach astonished surprised amazed sensitive flighty excited panic-struck skittery febrile awed panicked brittle spasmodic creeped out paralysed with fear fussy fluttery traumatized adrenalized agog blanched disheartened all of a doodah butterflies jellyfish in a frenzy squeamish overcome exercised easily agitated high-strung shell-shocked awestruck restive shaking traumatised watchful hyper awe-struck very scared disillusioned deterred reluctant goose-bumpy quivery dreading in suspense run scared in a spin in a state of nerves foreboding mistrustful characterless frail effete invertebrate wishy-washy weakened milk-and-water namby-pamby a basket case sweating bullets unsure impatient stiff shot to pieces embarrassed fraught unrestful discomfited dispirited demoralized downcast ignoble milksoppish speechless paralyzed paralysed having butterflies in the stomach tied up in knots butterflies in stomach biting one's nails self-doubting benumbed transfixed in turmoil palpitant all nerves wrung on the qui vive peevish irascible enervated debilitated angst-ridden fixated cringing dishonourable dishonorable obsessed overanxious irrational paranoid lacking confidence unforthcoming having stage fright biting nails having butterflies having a funny feeling afflicted asea immobilized immobilised inhibited not self-assured lacking self-confidence introverted passive demoralised put off put out exacerbated puzzled displeased chagrined inconvenienced aggravated pained confused mortified pestered harried harrowed miffed provoked irritated vague Delphic touchy questioning choked unpoised touch and go up in the air hanging by thread on thin ice distracted hassled muddled clutched

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Prepared to obey others unquestioningly
subservient deferential submissive servile acquiescent compliant docile meek obedient accommodating biddable duteous dutiful passive slavish yielding cringing ductile humble lamblike mild pliant spiritless subdued timid truckling unassertive abject downtrodden groveling grovelling inferior self-abasing self-effacing sniveling snivelling subject sycophantic bootlicking longanimous obsequious resistless dancing fawning ignoble mean menial obeisant resigned a slave to at one's mercy in one's clutches in one's pocket in one's power under one's thumb at one's beck and call flattering crawling prostrate dominated oily toadyish unctuous oleaginous creeping subjugated browbeaten bullied oppressed brown-nosing smarmy soapy ingratiating slimy sucky arse-kissing repressed intimidated nagged unresisting uxorious constrained brownnosing suckholing sycophant scraping parasitic kowtowing saponaceous bowing spineless adulatory mealy-mouthed ass-kissing treated like dirt led by the nose wife-ridden henpecked in fear of one's partner tied to someone's apron strings under the thumb subjected to nagging ground down under someone's heel without a mind of one's own Uriah Heepish bowing and scraping toadying smooth slick greasy gushing craven fulsome arse-licking silver-tongued suave honey-tongued gushy glib cajoling smooth-tongued apple-polishing complimentary praising sycophantish saccharine insincere cloying base honeyed nauseating reverential hagiographical hagiographic low creepy forelock-tugging smooth-talking sugary sweet-talking effusive sickening laudatory plausible excessively deferential buttery wheedling hypocritical lowly encomiastic subordinate appreciative applauding commending reptilian respectful enthusiastic glowing slippery acclamatory eulogistic insinuating parasitical timeserving smug encomiastical soft-soaping cringey beggarly smooth-spoken persuasive tractable manageable despicable soft humiliating admiring favourable flannelling blarneying gratifying overly flattering conniving winsome winning endearing disarming worshipping crouching enslaved stipendiary sneaking complacent compliable supple bland coaxing serving insinuative charming silken favorable commendatory blandishing worshipful rhapsodic lionizing highly favourable all over someone credible rave silky eloquent fast-talking extravagant lionising worshiping eating crow inordinate excessive overdone convincing eating humble pie malleable immoderate lavish amenable profuse extensive liberal ample generous non-resisting over-appreciative unskilled rapturous sugarcoated boring degrading low-status patient OTT gross forbearing hard to resist routine dull sweet pleasing magniloquent bombastic grandiloquent canting coarse overgenerous sanctimonious polite civil regardful courteous humdrum considerate sorry supine urbane over the top sweet-sounding under someone's thumb thoughtful complaisant attentive demeaning vile agreeable domesticated pliable conformable obeying trainable bowing down uncomplaining tame nonresisting nonresistant law-abiding disciplinable comformable governable controllable surrendering obliging teachable amiable giving-in placable complying handleable awed low-grade ignominious reverent deferent phoney blue-collar unworthy creamy pinguid phony ingratiatory mannerly tedious common baseborn basic

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Having a dejected or guilty appearance
hangdog downcast wretched defeated abject browbeaten cowed cringing guilty shamefaced abashed crestfallen disconsolate furtive guilty-looking woebegone ashamed bad blue brokenhearted dejected depressed despondent doleful down downhearted droopy embarrassed forlorn gloomy glum heartbroken heartsick heartsore heavyhearted inconsolable intimidated joyless low low-spirited melancholic melancholy miserable mournful sad saddened sheepish sneaking sorrowful sorry uncomfortable unhappy woeful conscience-stricken humiliated cast down down in the mouth dispirited dismal down in the dumps heavy-hearted discouraged disheartened desolate despairing morose broken-hearted distressed dolorous grief-stricken cheerless fed up rueful disappointed regretful lugubrious tearful moody in low spirits pessimistic remorseful chap-fallen contrite penitent long-faced repentant sombre somber hurting upset grieving chapfallen in pain choked troubled compunctious dragged brassed off demoralized cheesed off sullen in the dumps oppressed apologetic mirthless demoralised anguished in the doldrums bummed out sick as a parrot in the pits spiritless crushed destroyed pitiful hopeless down and out dreary grim afflicted piteous devastated red-faced in sackcloth and ashes funereal grieved dismayed distraught bleak guilt-ridden humble teary down-hearted defeatist shot down lachrymose wistful out of sorts all torn up mortified singing the blues in a blue funk weighed down as sick as a parrot discomfited shamed pitiable black saturnine dour depressing self-reproachful painful comfortless sorrowing plaintive daunted hurt depressive in despair tragic tristful solemn mopey weepy dull sick at heart deplorable full of regret dolent cut up ripped bleeding taken down cast-down torn up on a downer chagrined pathetic worthless pained shattered down-in-the-mouth humbled tormented grievous emotional debased suffering propitiatory enervated distressing chastened attritional deprecatory sapped bereaved subdued flat awkward mourning lonesome lonely penitential sepulchral helpless heavy elegiac unconsolable bummed-out sour gutted mopish broody grumpy crabbed bereft self-effacing surly sulky Eeyorish adust downbeat heartrending calamitous weary crummy meek ruthful weeping morbid in tears in grief in doldrums bowed down damp sunk in gloom in sorrow low in spirits let down in the toilet full of sorrow in mourning low-down prostrated pensive appeasing displeased shaken heart-sick lovesick worried undermined apathetic humourless humorless disillusioned taken aback deflated perturbed aggrieved bothered desperate brooding listless sunk unsatisfied torn-up discontent troubling tear-jerking affecting dirgeful emo without energy griefstricken saddening depressant godforsaken disturbed concerned lowered bowed prostrate with grief sorry for yourself with one's tail between one's legs let-down not happy off sluggish moping ugly churlish afflicting lost unable to be comforted unable to be consoled in a funk discombobulated uptight bugged sore shook antsy burned contused ill-humoured huffy have the blahs feeling down full of gloom blue funk looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny harrowing threnodic lamentable plangent dirge-like with a long face ticked off teed off browned off peed off forgotten homeless forsaken abandoned tortured luckless negative ill-humored sorry for oneself beside oneself with grief heart-rending friendless destitute uncared-for discontented wounded strained racked agonised agonized ailing shook up poor dragging cynical solitary defenseless defenceless fruitless alone dark dysphoric atrabilious clouded dampened drooping dashed sagging shy drear elegiacal nostalgic lamenting blushing self-conscious flustered heartbreaking bashful prudish bummed hapless powerless downtrodden discountenanced down-and-out submissive reserved demeaned stuttering deterred disconcerted restrained stammering muddled conciliatory diffident expiatory self-incriminating atoning supplicating explanatory blush to think of on one's knees base degraded contemptible despicable ignominious vile disgraced sordid slavish servile reprehensible ignoble menial unworthy mean shabby dishonourable scungy detestable grovelling outcast groveling horrible dishonorable deferent subservient dire gray cold grey tenebrous murky tenebrific darkening sunless dreich plutonian cloudy Cimmerian chill ominous forbidding inauspicious foreboding disheartening dreadful unpropitious threatening unfortunate grave discouraging menacing unfavorable unfavourable sinister unpromising terrible direful unlucky unpleasant glowering awful baleful doomy drab shocking sober regrettable adverse uninviting ghastly portentous appalling harsh bitter bodeful dispiriting ill-boding horrid frightful ill-fated horrifying horrendous frightening ill hostile severe disagreeable infelicitous scowling unfriendly horrific upsetting macabre minatory disadvantageous crabby troublesome gruesome alarming serious uncommunicative frowning ill-omened distressful irritable fateful disturbing dangerous worrying oppressive bad-tempered ill-tempered austere cross untimely lurid fearsome doomed gruff terrifying inopportune foul atrocious nasty unsociable intimidating unresponsive scary nightmarish angry agonizing baneful spooky grisly agonising apocalyptic shadowy hideous unsmiling inhospitable untoward traumatic grouchy louring disconcerting peevish taciturn fearful minacious unwelcoming disastrous creepy doubtful testy eerie unhopeful daunting unnerving monstrous grotesque lousy fierce loathsome terrific offensive difficult rough dingy objectionable afflictive chilling displeasing stern perilous dirgelike stormy stark overcast unamused pouting sedate catastrophic resentful evil poignant lowering tragical inconvenient revolting hard pouty dolesome disappointing turbulent disquieting indignant cruel off-putting cantankerous dread hair-raising spine-chilling redoubtable formidable ruinous grewsome moving sourpussed petulant unseasonable execrable sinistrous sickening stroppy sulking rotten mumpish impending godawful harmful destructive mardy vexatious unsuited unsuitable querulous repugnant repulsive ill-starred gut-wrenching galling discommodious inapt inappropriate out of humour unwelcome parlous in a bad mood stony unconfident ferocious squally inclement ill-suited very bad unearthly earnest jinxed maudlin critical rainy unoptimistic disgruntled tempestuous cursed windy crying intimidatory piqued gusty touchy wintry prejudicial inexpedient squalid premonitory sobersided peeved discomforting mean-looking deathly put out inconducive unhealthy warning wailing aching deploring bewailing bemoaning funeral gory cataclysmic crucial counter loury blowy misty shameful colorless uncivil detrimental improper snappish crotchety inferior weird shady spookish sick raw crusty discomposing embittered unmannerly unseemly damaging devastating crushing excruciating scurvy impoverished indigent augural suggestive prophetic haunting mortifying pressing wintery abysmal waspish irksome resigned po-faced lackluster lacklustre deep distasteful perturbing unpalatable aggressive malapropos unfit repellent annoying odious irritating disparaging wrong opposed undesirable exigent colourless boring lifeless dim monotonous repellant abhorrent long-suffering heart-breaking unpleasing uncongenial inadvisable uncertain stony-faced uninspiring ill-advised unexciting blah uninteresting humdrum unlikely unencouraging full of despair uncaring ruined deserted funebrial exequial deathlike Stygian hollow obscure unimpassioned leaden waste lorn melodramatic supernatural unmoved companionless threnodial demoralizing demoralising phlegmatic acheronian touching dejecting drained intolerable wet wild fatal at given to looking on the black side deadly empty devitalized doom-laden gaunt blustery foggy cranky reflective thrown suicidal dolorific heart-wrenching derisible unchancy promising rain evil-looking bearish brusque doom and gloom dubious tough unprosperous stirring having blue devils having the blahs choleric acrimonious unmitigable lethal mortal down in dumps down in mouth fiery sob story splenetic narky frantic anxious life-threatening suggestive of evil temperamental aggravated fractious put off in a bad way out of luck raging injurious without hope up the creek dismaying enraged languished broken languorous triste languid sobbing shot-down vexed perverse chippy aloof unenthused unenthusiastic hard-pressed exacting treacherous precarious jeopardous rocky straitened full of hardship messy malificent doomful precursive presaging malign prescient malefic mephitical unkind testing perplexing aggravating hellish bewildering vexing revulsive frustrating unamusing snivelling whimpering strabilious no-win ill-natured momentous significant foreshadowing Gothic close to tears withdrawn uncooperative obstinate fretful ornery disgraceful poker-faced down-in-mouth beat beat-down come-apart caved-in unspeakable urgent extreme thunderous trashy shoddy filthy blubbering can't win prognosticatory important predictive drastic outrageous derisory malevolent volatile savage tumultuous larmoyant bullying steely flinty ungentle rugged at the end of your tether not a prayer at end of one's rope in the soup worrisome lacking in confidence lacking in enthusiasm having lost heart crippling irretrievable on the verge of tears sniveling stressful unsettling torturous bored tired comminatory terrorizing unwholesome chronic paltry feeble disapproving unsympathetic agitating unbearable abominable unsavory with cold feet lost momentum oppressing near close forthcoming lowery upcoming overhanging terrorising portending impendent poverty-stricken in a huff in a mood in the sulks in a strop having a fit of the sulks exciting fated exhilarating inspiring intriguing extraordinary remarkable phenomenal destined thrilling annoyed easily moved unsatisfactory nauseating hairy tormenting fraught gross icky stinking disgusting unacceptable obnoxious diabolical troublous unendurable hard-faced stringent gone to pieces in blue funk grotty grody unappealing yucky uncool yukky hellacious nauseous in floods of tears with tears in your eyes irked exasperated irritated unsavoury hurtful unlovely concerning beastly at hand jaded wearied narked nerve-racking nail-biting extremely bad nerve-wracking ghostly sated surfeited hacked off dissatisfied satiated blasé pitiless nightmare not best pleased sick and tired up to here dirty God-awful death-obsessed

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