DOORMAT Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

doormat

noun

ˈdȯr-ˌmat

Definition of doormat

as in coward

a person without strength of character a doormat who always gave in to his father's demands

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Recent Examples of doormat Ono’s transgressive instincts are evident early on in the exhibition, with Painting to be Stepped On (1960), which, true to its name, is a piece of canvas spread on the floor like a doormat. — Julie L. Belcove, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026 Beat or hose down doormats and outdoor rugs. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026 Ghirri’s oversize Polaroids, which increased the usual scale of his modest images to roughly tabloid size, were mounted on hefty support columns clad in coir, a jute-like material used for doormats, obviously intended to thwart any suggestion of monumentality. — James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026 These range from paintings of Stella to a doormat adorned with the inn’s silhouette. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for doormat

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Noun

To me, the most notable change — outside of Robert not getting fully naked, you cowards — is that the meltdown is witnessed by much more of the senior class.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
The mythmaking rebellion of Tekena, first of her name, for the sake of a coward’s love was as recognizable to her descendants as their need to cross borders, both ethnic and geographic, in search of a happiness that wasn’t promised.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026

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Many legal scholars regard these examples as slender reeds on which to build an entire theory of Presidential power.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Blue dashers perch on short reeds and grasses to wait for prey, but each species of perching dragonfly has its own preference for perch height and type.

— Rachel Sargent Mirus, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026

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