Synonyms & related words for recreant

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of recreant — including poltroon, turncoat, deserter, renegade, craven, poltroonish. 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 recreant

Explore words related to recreant — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include recreantly, recreancy, ratter, niddering, disloyally, cowardly, betrayer, cowards. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for recreant

Common synonyms for recreant include poltroon, turncoat, deserter, renegade, craven, poltroonish, traitorous, disloyal — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does recreant come from?

The word recreant breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root cred-, from Latin credere (“to believe, to entrust”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.