plays hooky (verb) escape: break away from
Sinonime: chicken*,
cowardly, dastardly,
fearful, gutless, lily-livered, mean-spirited, poltroonish, pusillanimous, scared, timorous, weak-kneed, wimpish, wimpy, wussy, yellow*, yellow-bellied
Antonime: bold, brave, courageous,
heroic,
strong