doormats

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

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Recent Examples of doormats After getting picked apart by Texas A&M and bullied by Miami, the defense’s performance against one of the Big Ten’s doormats should have been better. Pete Sampson, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025 Welcoming everyone from friends and family to even trick-or-treaters, your guests will feel a big, warm welcome with any of these 10 front doormats. Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025 These 17 fall-friendly doormats can help with that, and each one of our picks is from budget-friendly retailers like Amazon, Target, or Walmart. Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2025 The Cleveland Browns are, once again, one of the league’s doormats. Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Mickey Moniak had visions of the Rockies playing spoiler — not doormats — in the National League West race. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doormats
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
  • But Democrats look like cowards for fleeing the state.
    Nicole Russell, USA Today, 7 Aug. 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
  • Rods and lures safely stowed, the paddling anglers head past the swampy banks and cast their lines through the reeds and lily pads.
    Wesley Bruer, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Doormats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doormats. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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