craven vs recreant

craven and recreant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
craven	Yes	Yes	No	No
recreant	Yes	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, craven and recreant are synonyms defined as:

craven and recreant: lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful

As nouns, craven and recreant are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of craven include poltroon.

craven (noun)	recreant (noun)
an abject coward	an abject coward
	a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

craven (adjective)	recreant (adjective)
lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful	lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
	having deserted a cause or principle