: a weak, cowardly, or ineffectual person
Synonyms of wimp
Examples of wimp in a Sentence
just because you can't lift 300 pounds doesn't mean you're a wimp
what kind of wimp would just give in to peer pressure?
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For the anarchic, nearly surreal nature of the bits that make legendary cinematic daredevils ranging from Buster Keaton to Jackie Chan seem like wimps.
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Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
And this name sounds like a wimp to me.
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Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
What unites these movements is a shared contempt for the moderate, who is dismissed as cowardly, unprincipled, or insincere: wimps who inexplicably hate winning.
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Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Advertisement Similarly, no one is going to think Mullin is a wimp.
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Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
And this name sounds like a wimp to me.
—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
What unites these movements is a shared contempt for the moderate, who is dismissed as cowardly, unprincipled, or insincere: wimps who inexplicably hate winning.
—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Advertisement Similarly, no one is going to think Mullin is a wimp.
—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for wimp
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“Wimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wimp. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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