Synonyms of milquetoast

milquetoast

noun

as in coward

Related Words

• coward
• wuss
• nebbish
• mouse
• pussy
• doormat
• weakling
• wimp
• namby-pamby
• reed
• nervous Nellie
• jellyfish
• sheep
• pushover

Dissimilar Words

• stalwart
• mensch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of milquetoast

This year’s ceremony was not perfect, of course — there were some sound-production issues, there were some presenters with milquetoast bits (as always), and a few winners were played off the stage with cruelly abrupt music cues. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026

The upstart Slovaks, by far the story of this otherwise milquetoast tournament, will face either the United States or the winner of Wednesday’s Switzerland-Finland game in the semifinals on Friday, and are guaranteed to play in a medal game. — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026

Tessa Thompson stars as the restless housewife who needs to secure her milquetoast husband (Tom Bateman) a promotion and has a nasty habit of playing with guns. — Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 14 Dec. 2025

Each of the game’s major areas — with milquetoast monikers like Flare Pool and Volt Forge — saddles the player with a new Federation members who’s been trapped on Viewros. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2025

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