yellow

adjective

ˈye-(ˌ)lō How to pronounce yellow (audio)
Definition of yellownext
as in afraid
having or showing a shameful lack of courage you'll come with us into the cave, unless you're yellow

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Recent Examples of yellow Either red or yellow maca will work here, but the flavor of the red is more mild. — Anya Tchoupakov, Bon Appetit, 12 July 2017 The group recently wore matching black polos with yellow piping from the British brand, like some sort of unofficial uniform. — Christine Flammia, Esquire, 10 July 2017 Layered yellow atop thick green strokes conjure up a bouquet without providing any detail. — Anne Kniggendorf, kansascity.com, 3 July 2017 Ebony, 32, slipped the voucher back into its bright yellow folder and waited. — Alden Woods, azcentral, 2 July 2017 See All Example Sentences for yellow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yellow
  1. afraid
  2. scared
  3. frightened
  4. careful
  5. pusillanimous
  6. spineless
  7. cowardly
  8. craven
Adjective
  • Pay attention to your customers, listen closely, and don’t be afraid to test small, strategic changes.
    — Melissa Houston, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • While taking your room’s layout and square footage into account, don't be afraid to think outside the box: how can your sitting room function for you?
    — Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of afraid
Adjective
  • As the scream queen, there’s a role that Sam’s character can play, either angry at Paul, fighting back, or super scared.
    — Barry Levitt, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2025
  • TikTok is eating our lunch, and executives are scared.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of scared
Adjective
  • Inside, the staff scrambles for cover and a frightened woman and child are seen hiding behind a buffet counter.
    — Mark Price, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Staying apolitical in his work, Lynch expressed the personal idiosyncrasy that reflected his upbringing in Midwest America (born in Missoula, Mont., and of Finnish-Danish heritage) as well as his private, frightened knowledge of national terror.
    — Armond White, National Review, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of frightened
Adjective
  • Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Since then, Vance has been more careful not to deviate publicly from the president's policy position.
    — Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of careful
Adjective
  • There was no fanfare — indeed no announcement or change in Oscar rules — but a firestorm of controversy resulted, followed by the Academy’s cowardly, pusillanimous silence on the issue.
    — Armond White, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Mark Kelly Americans who are rightfully appalled by the pusillanimous response to anti-Semitism on college campuses have been pulling their donations and calling for restrictions on anti-Israel student groups.
    — Arthur Levitt, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2023
Definition of pusillanimous
Adjective
  • Musk and Trump must be stopped before more Americans are killed, and only those spineless Republicans in Congress can stop them.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2025
  • His spineless vice president and defense secretary then echoed Trump’s garbage.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025
Definition of spineless
Adjective
  • Denying students access to our complete history is fundamentally cowardly.
    — Britt Hogue, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Two beloved members of the Tijuana journalism community were killed in two separate cowardly attacks.
    — Tania Navarro, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of cowardly
Adjective
  • In the new showbiz comedy The Studio, Bryan Cranston has a recurring role as Griffin Mill, the craven movie executive played by Tim Robbins in the 1992 film The Player.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2025
  • In any event Marshall, a craven idiot, is a raucous, vulgar sendup of the bedrock American principle of Manifest Destiny.
    — Tom Gliatto, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of craven

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