recreant vs craven

recreant and craven both are nouns.

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

As adjectives, recreant and craven are synonyms defined as:

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

As nouns, recreant and craven are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of recreant include poltroon.

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

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