Synonyms of effete

effete

adjective

1

as in degenerate

having lost forcefulness, courage, or spirit

the soft, effete society that marked the final years of the Roman empire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• degenerate
• decadent
• weak
• decayed
• degraded
• overripe
• washed-up
• feeble
• weakened
• dissolute
• wimpy
• soft
• enervated
• dissolute
• decaying
• enfeebled
• dying
• languid
• debauched
• frail
• declining
• precious
• debased
• depraved
• enervate
• failing
• immoral
• debilitated
• waning
• wasted
• demoralized
• dissipated
• sapped
• overrefined

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• undecadent

• undecadent

2

as in weak

lacking bodily strength

the outdoor adventure program takes effete youths and turns them into hardy campers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weak
• feeble
• weakened
• frail
• wimpy
• enfeebled
• languid
• wimpish
• infirm
• enervated
• disabled
• faint
• tired
• exhausted
• debilitated
• slight
• paralyzed
• soft
• softened
• prostrate
• unsubstantial
• wasted
• delicate
• weary
• prostrated
• asthenic
• vulnerable
• sapped
• low
• tender
• incapacitated
• down-and-out
• injured
• fragile
• impotent
• challenged
• decrepit
• drained
• invalid
• lame
• powerless
• susceptible
• damaged
• impaired
• unsteady
• breakable
• dizzy
• flimsy
• broken-down
• groggy
• hurt
• rocky
• woozy
• unsound
• worn-out
• resistless
• flagging
• yielding
• harmed
• unresistant

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• virile
• powerful
• mighty
• stalwart
• muscular
• strong
• rugged
• brawny
• stout
• athletic
• sinewy
• beefy
• husky
• hardy
• lusty
• robust
• tough
• fit
• strapping
• vigorous
• hardened
• sturdy
• hard
• energetic
• sound
• competent
• fortified
• capable
• red-blooded
• healthy
• toughened
• strengthened
• able-bodied
• vitalized
• inured
• energized
• hale
• recovering
• invigorated
• convalescing
• recuperating

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• virile
• powerful
• mighty
• stalwart
• muscular
• strong
• rugged
• brawny
• stout
• athletic
• sinewy
• beefy
• husky
• hardy
• lusty
• robust
• tough
• fit
• strapping
• vigorous
• hardened
• sturdy
• hard
• energetic
• sound
• competent
• fortified
• capable
• red-blooded
• healthy
• toughened
• strengthened
• able-bodied
• vitalized
• inured
• energized
• hale
• recovering
• invigorated
• convalescing
• recuperating

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3

as in weakened

lacking strength of will or character

the governor is too effete to take on the powerful special interests that really run this state

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weak
• weakened
• soft
• weakling
• spineless
• wimpy
• meek
• corrupt
• timid
• frail
• limp-wristed
• characterless
• wimpish
• weak-kneed
• namby-pamby
• invertebrate
• nerveless
• flabby
• ineffectual
• wet
• wishy-washy
• impotent
• milk-and-water
• craven
• ineffective
• flaccid
• emasculated
• powerless
• cowardly
• unprincipled
• submissive
• pusillanimous
• lamblike
• villainous
• dastardly
• unscrupulous
• unnerved
• sissy
• forceless
• pliable
• irresolute
• poltroon
• infirm
• vacillating
• nebbishy
• fainthearted
• lily-livered
• impuissant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strong
• virtuous
• tough
• moral
• hard
• good
• firm
• ethical
• upright
• resolute
• righteous
• right
• backboned
• principled
• stalwart
• unrelenting
• determined
• courageous
• mettlesome
• stouthearted

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• strong
• virtuous
• tough
• moral
• hard
• good
• firm
• ethical
• upright
• resolute
• righteous
• right
• backboned
• principled
• stalwart
• unrelenting
• determined
• courageous
• mettlesome
• stouthearted

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4

as in effeminate

of or relating to a man who has or displays qualities traditionally considered more suitable for women

wore a slightly more effete style of clothing in those days

Synonyms & Similar Words

• effeminate
• feminine
• epicene
• unmanly
• sissified
• sissy
• womanish
• foppish
• prissy
• womanly
• girly
• dandyish
• womanlike
• spinsterish
• girlie
• girlish
• camp
• overnice
• sappy
• dudish
• campy
• old-maidish
• antimacho

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• manly
• virile
• masculine
• mannish
• manlike

• manly
• virile
• masculine
• mannish
• manlike

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