Meanings
adjectivecowed (comparative more cowed, superlative most cowed)
comparative more cowed · superlative most cowed
- Frightened into submission.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:cowed.
Synonyms: intimidated
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of cow
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveFrightened into submission.
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Origin
* Probable origins are Scandinavian, cf. Danish kue, to subdue.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French intimidé
- intimidéfrightened into submission
German eingeschüchtert
- eingeschüchtertfrightened into submission
Italian intimidito
- intimiditofrightened into submission
Russian заби́тый
- заби́тый (zabítyj)frightened into submission
Spanish intimidado
- intimidadofrightened into submission
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cowed
allowedproudcrowdcloudloudaloudendowedMcleodstroudbowedvowedshrouddowddisallowedavowedploughedrowedwowedboudunbowedunallowedbecloudenshroudFort Macleod
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
cowed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowed
MLA
“cowed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowed. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cowed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowed.
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