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.
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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
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
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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
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But Democrats look like cowards for fleeing the state.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
7 Aug. 2025
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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
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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 15 Oct. 2025.
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