What is another word for cowed ?

Feeling fear or apprehension

“The cowed child clung tightly to their parent's side, trembling with fear at the thunderous sound.”

Adjective

Feeling or showing fear or terror

frightened out of your wits

paralysed with fear^UK

paralyzed with fear^US

scared out of your wits

shaking in one's shoes

with your heart in your mouth

pushing the panic button

in fear and trepidation

having a funny feeling

having butterflies in the stomach

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Adjective

Having lost confidence or hope

lacking in confidence

lacking in enthusiasm

baulked^UK

balked^US

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Adjective

Having a dejected or guilty appearance

somber^US

sombre^UK

beside oneself with grief

agonized^US

agonised^UK

humorless^US

humourless^UK

unable to be consoled

unable to be comforted

lamentable

dirge-like

dysphoric

funeral

blue funk

looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny

gray^US

grey^UK

unfavorable^US

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

ill-humored^US

wintry^US

colorless^US

colourless^UK

wintery^UK

lackluster^US

lacklustre^UK

given to looking on the black side

at the end of your tether

snivelling^UK

unsavory^US

sniveling^US

unsavoury^UK

on the verge of tears

waspish

in floods of tears

bored

with tears in your eyes

lacking in confidence

lacking in enthusiasm

having a fit of the sulks

evil-intentioned

hate-filled

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Adjective

unable to believe your eyes

Filled with surprise and wonder

marveling^US

marvelling^UK

filled with amazement

filled with astonishment

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

caught on the hop

caught on the wrong foot

awe-struck

in a dither

unable to believe one's ears

had their heads messed with

caused to be at a stand

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

thrown off

disorganized^US

stymied

made to scratch their head

woolly^UK

wooly^US

up against a brick wall

without an answer

woolly-headed

not knowing if you are coming or going

uncertain which way to turn

pushing the panic button

in a panic

have cold feet

in a cold sweat

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Adjective

Lacking in confidence, assertiveness or self-assurance

worshiping^US

worshipping^UK

grovelling^UK

groveling^US

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Adjective

afraid of one's own shadow

Lacking will power or strength of character

startled

like a lamb to the slaughter

frightened of one's own shadow

simpering

colourless^UK

colorless^US

feckless

forceless

emasculate

afraid of one's shadow

slack-spined

pithless

without a will of your own

lacking self-confidence

lacking in confidence

meager^US

meagre^UK

lacking social skills

with your heart in your mouth

shaking in one's shoes

frightened out of your wits

scared out of your wits

shaking like a leaf

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Adjective

Having been defeated in a contest

overpowered physically

balked^US

baulked^UK

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Verb

Past tense for to intimidate, especially by daunting the spirits or courage of

used strong-arm tactics on

tyrannised^UK

tyrannized^US

pressurized^US

pressurised^UK

victimized^US

ridden roughshod over

bossed around

victimised^UK

tortured

put through the wringer

blinded someone with something

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

brutalized^US

brutalised^UK

held a gun to one's head

scared off

twisted someone's arm

played the heavy with

scared hell out of

scared the bejesus out of

uttered threats to

whipped around

issued threats to

took your breath away

taken your breath away

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“Two or three drunken hoodlums were taunting the supposedly dying Stevens, trying to cow him by pointing their pistols at his head.”

Verb

Past tense for to scare or instill fear

scared the bejesus out of

gave someone goose pimples

given someone goose pimples

chilled to the bone

scared away

chilled to the marrow

gave someone the heebie-jeebies

given someone the heebie-jeebies

scared someone out of their wits

scared the living daylights out of

put the fear of God into

threw into a blue funk

thrown into a blue funk

made one's hair stand on end

made one's flesh creep

made one's blood run cold

scared someone half to death

made someone jump out of their skin

put someone off their stroke

put out

caused someone to lose their composure

scared the daylights out of

frightened out of your wits

pulled the rug out from under

pulled the rug from under

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Verb

Past tense for to diminish the confidence or courage of

knocked the stuffing out of

put someone in their place

let wind out of sails

put in one's place

took down a peg or two

taken down a peg or two

dishonored^US

gave someone the blues

given someone the blues

dishonoured^UK

taken the wind out of your sails

took the wind out of your sails

put someone off their stroke

caused someone to lose their composure

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Verb

Past tense for to diminish the confidence or courage of

took the wind out of your sails

dampened the spirits of

taken the wind out of your sails

brought tears to your eyes

bummed out

made desolate

knocked for six

knocked the stuffing out of

kept under

caused suffering to

knocked sideways

harshed someone's mellow

gave someone the blues

given someone the blues

broke someone's heart

broken someone's heart

taken the heart out of

took the heart out of

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Verb

Past tense for to persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats

pressurised^UK

pressurized^US

brought pressure to bear on

put the squeeze on

put the screws on

put under an obligation

made an offer they can't refuse

tyrannized^US

tyrannised^UK

tightened the screws on

turned the screws on

used strong-arm tactics on

twisted someone's arm

put screws to

put squeeze on

thrusted

lumbered someone with

breathed down someone's neck

made necessary

cracked down

brought pressure to bear upon

inflicted upon

left someone no option but to

forced upon

thrusted upon

burdened someone with

thrown your weight around

threw your weight around

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Verb

Past tense for to destroy, weaken or work against

Verb

looked straight in the eye

Past tense for to boldly confront a challenge, situation or opponent

withstood

tackled

met eyeball-to-eyeball

come face to face with

treated with contempt

weathered

lived through

persevered in the face of

went one-on-one

stood firm

flouted

held the line against

called someone's bluff

came face to face with

gone the distance against

went the distance against

took a stand against

taken a stand against

rode out

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Past tense for to forcibly put an end to

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