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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

4

as in feminine

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masculine
• manly
• virile
• mannish
• manlike

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