wimp

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of WIMP

a person lacking in physical strength <just because you can't lift 300 pounds doesn't mean you're a wimp>

Synonyms softy (or softie), wimp, wuss (also wussy)

Related Words pushover; milksop, mollycoddle, sissy

Antonyms powerhouse

a person without strength of character <what kind of wimp would just give in to peer pressure?>

Synonyms doormat, jellyfish, namby-pamby, pushover, reed, wimp

Related Words coward, milquetoast, mouse, nebbish, nervous Nellie (or nervous Nelly), pussy [slang], wuss (also wussy); sheep

Near Antonyms mensch

Antonyms stalwart

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