Synonyms & related words for poltroon

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of poltroon — including poltroonish, recreant, craven, coward, dastard, caitiff. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to poltroon

Explore words related to poltroon — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include niddering, cowardly, chickenhearted, chickenshit, recreantly, dastardliness, poltroonery, cowardliness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for poltroon

Common synonyms for poltroon include poltroonish, recreant, craven, coward, dastard, caitiff, pusillanimous, gutless — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does poltroon come from?

The word poltroon breaks down into one root of Italian origin: the root poltroon, from Italian poltro (“coward, lazy (couch/colt)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.