Definition of doormatnext
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 Keep a heavy-duty doormat outside and a washable one inside. Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2026 Layer a doormat, add a winter-hardy plant or swap in warmer light bulbs. Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 14 Jan. 2026 The forever-doormat Buffalo Sabres just had a 10-game win streak. Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026 Chabert stars as Sara, a classic doormat who spends her days fetching coffee, doing her colleagues’ work, and letting her boss take credit for her ideas. Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for doormat
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Noun
  • Please do not take the coward’s way.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
  • And Trump calls ’em almost like cowards.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Even before the expedition reached land, Islanders had gone out to the ships, paddling canoes or reed bundles, or just swimming, unafraid and unarmed.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • One ‘ewaa is thatched with tule reed and the others have been made using broom baccharis, which grows on site, Cohen said.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026

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“Doormat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doormat. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.

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