Synonyms of wimp
66 similar words
Another word for wimp is sissy. Other synonyms of wimp are softy, weenie, wuss, big girl's blouse and candy-arse.
Synonyms and similar words for wimp
nounSomeone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy.
- sissy
- softyA weak or sentimental person.
- weenieSomeone weak and unimportant, a wimp.
- wussA weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person.
- big girl's blouse Australia, IrelandAn effeminate or weak man, a sissy.
- candy-arse Australia, Ireland
- candy-ass slangA cowardly or timid person; a wimp.
- crybaby
- milksop
- milquetoastA person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.
- namby
- namby-pamby
- nestle-cock UK, dialectal
- pansyA timid, weak man or boy; a wuss.
- pantywaist
- poonA wimp; a pussy.
- punkA weak, timid person.
- pushover
- pussy slang, vulgarA coward; a weakling; an ineffectual, timid, weak-spirited, or pathetic person.
- weakling figuratively
- wussyA wuss; a person who refuses to perform a particular task due to an unreasonable fear.
- bottler slang
- cowardA person who lacks courage.
- chicken slang
- chicken liver slang
- chickenshit
- cocktail UK, slang
- cowardy custard slangA coward; a timid or fearful person.
- cravenA coward.
- dog
- fraidy catSynonym of scaredy-cat (“coward”).
- funker
- gutless wonder slangOne who lacks guts or courage; a coward.
- invertebrate informal
- lizard
- nancyAn effeminate man, especially a homosexual.
- nidget
- piece of crapSynonym of piece of shit.
- piece of shit
- pisspantsAn objectionable or cowardly person.
- poltroonAn ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch.
- pullet slang
- pussyhole
- quiche-eater
- recreantSomebody who is recreant, who yields in combat; a coward or traitor.
- scaredy cat
- scaredy pants
- shithouse Ireland, UK
- sluggard
- snoolAn abject, cowardly person who submits tamely to others.
- sook slangA crybaby, a complainer, a whinger; a shy or timid person, a wimp; a coward.
- weak sister US
- wheyfaceOne who is pale, as from fear; a coward.
- yellow belly slang
- yellow back slangA coward.
- tenderling archaic
- caitiff archaic
- coistril obsolete
- jessie datedSynonym of sissy: a cowardly, effeminate, or homosexual man, a girly man.
- niddering archaicSynonym of nithing (“a coward, a dastard; a wretch”).
- nidering archaic
- niding archaic
- nithing archaic
- quakebreech obsoleteA coward.
- quakebuttock obsoleteA coward.
- slag Ireland, UK
Meaning of wimp
- noun Someone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy.
- verb To behave submissively.
- verb To make (something) weak or wimpy.
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Questions about synonyms of wimp
- What is another word for wimp?
- Wimp has 66 synonyms on Word.ws, such as sissy, softy, weenie, wuss, big girl's blouse, candy-arse, candy-ass and crybaby.
- What does wimp mean?
- Wimp means someone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy.
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