Synonyms of doormat

doormat

noun

ˈdȯr-ˌmat 

as in coward

a person without strength of character

a doormat who always gave in to his father's demands

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coward
• reed
• weakling
• pushover
• jellyfish
• wimp
• mouse
• namby-pamby
• milquetoast
• sheep
• pussy
• wuss
• nebbish
• nervous Nellie

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stalwart
• mensch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of doormat

Using One Doormat A single doormat can sometimes look lonely and out of place. — Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 5 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

Since 1980, her partner had been the kindly, worshipful Dutch actor Robert Wolders, whom Ferrer likens to a gentlemanly doormat. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026