What is another word for cowed ?

Frightened into submission

Adjective

Having a dejected or guilty appearance

sombre^UK

somber^US

with one's tail between one's legs

in sackcloth and ashes

humourless^UK

humorless^US

unable to be comforted

unable to be consoled

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

ill-humored^US

beside oneself with grief

agonised^UK

agonized^US

defenseless^US

defenceless^UK

grovelling^UK

groveling^US

gray^US

grey^UK

unfavorable^US

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

wintry^US

wintery^UK

lackluster^US

lacklustre^UK

given to looking on the black side

snivelling^UK

at the end of your tether

lacking in confidence

lacking in enthusiasm

having lost heart

crippling

irretrievable

on the verge of tears

sniveling^US

terrorizing^US

unsavory^US

terrorising^UK

having a fit of the sulks

with tears in your eyes

unsavoury^UK

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Adjective

like a cat on a hot tin roof

Feeling or showing fear or anxiety

like a cat on hot bricks

frightened of one's own shadow

frightened out of your wits

scared out of your wits

shaking in one's shoes

with your heart in your mouth

afraid of one's own shadow

without a will of your own

meager^US

meagre^UK

afraid of one's shadow

low-key

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Adjective

unable to believe your eyes

Filled with or revealing awe

marveling^US

marvelling^UK

filled with amazement

filled with astonishment

caught on the hop

caught on the wrong foot

thunder-struck

unable to believe one's ears

paralyzed^US

paralysed^UK

scared out of your wits

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Adjective

Lacking in confidence, assertiveness or self-assurance

grovelling^UK

groveling^US

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Adjective

Having lost confidence or hope

discouraged

daunted

given to looking on the black side

lacking in confidence

lacking in enthusiasm

sombre^UK

somber^US

gray^US

grey^UK

humourless^UK

humorless^US

defenceless^UK

defenseless^US

ill-humored^US

agonised^UK

agonized^US

traumatized^US

dishonoured^UK

baulked^UK

balked^US

unfavorable^US

dishonored^US

traumatised^UK

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

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

lacklustre^UK

paralysed^UK

anaemic^UK

lackluster^US

brought to your knees

immobilized^US

paralyzed^US

immobilised^UK

anemic^US

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Adjective

Exhausted and dejected

overpowered physically

balked^US

baulked^UK

dishonoured^UK

dishonored^US

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Adjective

Lacking will power or strength of character

without a will of your own

afraid of one's shadow

pithless

defenceless^UK

afraid of one's own shadow

defenseless^US

flavourless^UK

flavorless^US

like a lamb to the slaughter

lacklustre^UK

anaemic^UK

lackluster^US

anemic^US

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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

put someone off their stroke

flustered

perturbed

put the squeeze on

put under an obligation

victimized^US

brought pressure to bear on

put through the wringer

victimised^UK

caused someone to lose their composure

put down

put the fear of God into

scared the bejesus out of

put the frighteners on

ridden roughshod over

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

blinded someone with something

imperilled^UK

jeopardized^US

imperiled^US

twisted someone's arm

tortured

brutalised^UK

brutalized^US

jeopardised^UK

pulled the rug from under

held a gun to one's head

knocked sideways

brought low

made it hot for someone

messed over

ill-used

excited

played the heavy with

made things hot for someone

made an offer they can't refuse

tightened the screws on

knocked for six

knocked the stuffing out of

pulled the rug out from under

frightened out of your wits

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 diminish the confidence or courage of

took the wind out of your sails

dampened the spirits of

taken the wind out of your sails

knocked the stuffing out of

given someone the blues

gave someone the blues

brought tears to your eyes

harshed someone's mellow

broke someone's heart

broken someone's heart

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Verb

Past tense for to cause to feel alarm or fright

scared the bejesus out of

got the wind up

gave someone goose pimples

given someone goose pimples

chilled to the marrow

gave someone the heebie-jeebies

given someone the heebie-jeebies

made one's flesh creep

made teeth chatter

put the fear of God into

made one's blood run cold

made one's hair stand on end

scared someone half to death

scared someone out of their wits

scared the living daylights out of

threw into a blue funk

thrown into a blue funk

made someone jump out of their skin

scared the daylights out of

frightened to death

frightened the living daylights out of

scared the pants off of

scandalized^US

paralyzed^US

paralysed^UK

scandalised^UK

scared the hell out of

frightened the life out of

scared the life out of

filled with terror

frightened someone out of their wits

chilled off

sent into a cold sweat

made someone shake in their shoes

frightened out of your wits

made someone jump out of his skin

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Verb

put someone in their place

Past tense for to punish (in order to bring about improvement in behavior, attitude, etc)

dishonoured^UK

dishonored^US

took down a peg or two

taken down a peg or two

crushed

quashed

let down easy

let wind out of sails

knocked the stuffing out of

own

taken the wind out of your sails

took the wind out of your sails

made someone eat crow

made someone eat humble pie

stigmatized^US

stigmatised^UK

brought into disrepute

dragged through the mud

made ashamed

taken down a peg

took down a peg

settled someone's hash

libeled^US

libelled^UK

dragged through the mire

cast aspersions on

brought shame upon

brought shame to

put out of countenance

brought shame on

cast a slur

had the last laugh on

minimized^US

minimised^UK

scandalized^US

scandalised^UK

forced to eat humble pie

showed in a bad light

made uncomfortable

made lose face

got the better of

fixed someone's wagon

made someone feel ashamed

blackened someone's name

reduced the status of

brought into disfavour

lowered the status of

done a hatchet job on

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Verb

Past tense for to destroy, weaken or work against

Verb

looked straight in the eye

Past tense for to disconcert someone with an unblinking face-to-face confrontation

come face to face with

met eyeball-to-eyeball

faced with

come up against

put up a fight against

came face to face with

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

called someone's bluff

stepped over the line

hurled defiance at

run the gauntlet

gone one-on-one

treated with contempt

knocked chip off shoulder

taken a stand against

threw down gauntlet

ran the gauntlet

thrown down gauntlet

thrown down the gauntlet at

threw down the gauntlet at

flown in face of

flew in face of

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Verb

Past tense for forcibly put an end to

Verb

Past tense for to make less powerful or intense, thereby easier to control

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