| noun | an abject coward |
| noun | a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. |
| adjective | having deserted a cause or principle “some provinces had proved recreant” |
| adjective | lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; ; ; - Spenser “the craven fellow turned and ran” |
| poltroon | adjective | characterized by complete cowardliness |
| recreant | adjective | lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; ; ; - Spenser |
| desert | verb | desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army |
| apostate | adjective | not faithful to religion or party or cause |
| apostatize | verb | abandon one's beliefs or allegiances |
| apostatise | verb | abandon one's beliefs or allegiances |
| renegade | adjective | having deserted a cause or principle |
| rat | verb | give away information about somebody |
| recreant | noun | a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. |
| renegade | noun | a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. |
| cravenness | noun | meanspirited cowardice |