Synonyms of namby-pamby

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adjective

1

as in bland

lacking in qualities that make for spirit and character

she's such a namby-pamby nothing that it's no wonder she's never asked out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bland
• boring
• insipid
• wishy-washy
• banal
• tiring
• dull
• subdued
• weak
• heavy
• weary
• milk-and-water
• wearying
• watery
• flat
• vapid
• tedious
• inane
• dry
• tiresome
• humdrum
• monotonous
• drab
• pedestrian
• uninspiring
• ponderous
• unexciting
• innocuous
• mild
• dreary
• ordinary
• uninteresting
• wearisome
• lifeless
• soft
• leaden
• unrewarding
• tame
• inoffensive
• commonplace
• jading
• unexceptional
• common
• stale

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• piquant
• pungent
• spicy
• poignant
• racy
• substantial
• exciting
• meaty
• inspiring
• entertaining
• thrilling
• invigorating
• galvanizing

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• piquant
• pungent
• spicy
• poignant
• racy
• substantial
• exciting
• meaty
• inspiring
• entertaining
• thrilling
• invigorating
• galvanizing

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2

as in weak

lacking strength of will or character

mocked namby-pamby intellectuals who endlessly debate the pros and cons of everything and invariably end up accomplishing nothing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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namby-pamby

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noun

as in coward

a person without strength of character

those namby-pambies at city hall are never going to get serious about our crime problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coward
• wimp
• weakling
• milquetoast
• reed
• doormat
• wussy
• jellyfish
• wuss
• pushover
• mouse
• sheep
• nebbish
• pussy
• nervous Nelly
• nervous Nellie

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stalwart
• mensch

• stalwart
• mensch

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