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adjective

ˈre-krē-ənt How to pronounce recreant (audio)
Definition of recreantnext
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as in afraid
having or showing a shameful lack of courage the victors had only contempt for the recreant enemy soldiers who surrendered without firing a shot

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as in traitorous
not true in one's allegiance to someone or something recreant campaign workers who walked out as soon as their candidate began dropping in the polls

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recreant

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noun

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as in deserter
a person who abandons a cause or organization usually without right traditionally armies have dealt harshly with recreants, with execution being a common punishment for desertion during wartime

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as in coward
a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger the historian reserved his greatest contempt for those recreants who opposed the witch hunt but lacked the courage to speak out against it

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as in traitor
one who betrays a trust or an allegiance a spy and recreant to his country

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recreant
  1. afraid
  2. traitorous
  3. deserter
  4. coward
  5. traitor
  6. frightened
  7. false
  8. renegade
Adjective
  • Even in districts that have staff dedicated to teaching Black history, some teachers are afraid of violating state law, according to Brian Knowles, who oversees African American, Holocaust and Latino studies for the Palm Beach County school district.
    Kate Payne, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
  • James Mangold isn’t afraid of being thought of as a journeyman director.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of afraid
Adjective
  • Guinevere, usually relegated to the thankless role of traitorous wife, acts here as Arthur’s beloved confidante.
    Elizabeth Hand, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
  • And somewhere between them on the war/peace continuum sit the men on Rhaenyra’s borderline traitorous council.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 30 June 2024
Definition of traitorous
Noun
  • In 1782, they were tasked with apprehending Hessian deserters, earning a reward of two guineas for each one recovered, whether dead or alive.
    Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Rachel knows that William is too good to be a deserter.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of deserter
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  • William quickly places Ian under arrest for assaulting an officer, as Rachel calls him a coward.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) Bob Hope didn’t so much play characters as variations on the Bob Hope persona, a wisecracking coward with a tendency to get in way over his head then make matters worse for himself.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of coward
Noun
  • The Traitors season 3 cast portraits revealed (exclusive) With 21 contestants and a mysterious number of traitors among them, it's bound to be a rollicking good time.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement The same applies to UCLA and USC, traitors who destroyed the Pac-12, and are now condemned to fighting for seventh place every year in the Big Ten.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of traitor
Adjective
  • When Martin dies in class after getting frightened in a dream, the sheet is accidentally pulled off of his gurney to reveal his death rictus.
    Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
  • His fervor to determine who took the weapon reveals a shockingly monstrous side, turning his wife and children into frightened suspects and leading to a jarring tonal-shift ending that proves to be a cathartic, believable final destination for a film simmering with mistrust and anger.
    Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of frightened
Adjective
  • Nashville) Letter:Trump's false claims on pet-eating scared me into hiding my cat.
    David Plazas, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • They were charged in a 39-count indictment that included conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, making false statements on loan applications and bankruptcy fraud.
    Diane J. Cho, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of false
Noun
  • Maybe that’s why this adaptation of the first-person-shooter franchise feels so by-the-numbers, as a renegade robot sparks a revolution by attaining a series of unlikely victories in a futuristic gladiatorial arena.
    Scott Meslow, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Where his predecessors made their names aligning with Colombian elites, Petro acted as a renegade and started his own political party.
    Justin Worland/Bogotá, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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