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 This fun doormat is made of coir, a dense and durable fiber, and has a vinyl back that prevents movement. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025 The Cleveland Browns are, once again, one of the league’s doormats. Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 No way this year’s defense is a doormat. Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025 Wiping your shoes on a doormat doesn’t help much, either, since most shoes have soles with crevices that collect germs and bacteria. Angela Haupt, Time, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for doormat
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Noun
  • We are told that politics is for cowards, literary analysis is for women, education is a system of liberal indoctrination, brave individuals must resist the herd.
    Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Punk then made his entrance to confront Lynch, calling Rollins a coward for hiding behind his wife.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Because of the weir, the 220-acre lagoon can’t flow freely to the ocean and is slowly filling with silt and reeds.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • This reed diffuser combines notes of palo santo, clove, vetiver, and incense for a fresh yet homey essence.
    Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Doormat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doormat. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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