Synonyms of weakling

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adjective

as in weak

lacking strength of will or character

argues that in a time of war, the country can't afford to have a weakling president

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

weakling

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noun

ˈwē-kliŋ 

1

as in wimp

a person lacking in physical strength

he had been a weakling until high school, when he started working out to put on muscle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wimp
• wuss
• softy
• pushover
• milksop

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• powerhouse

2

as in coward

a person without strength of character

only a weakling would be willing to lie to save himself from punishment

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stalwart
• mensch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of weakling

Noun

He's seen as a weakling, and he must be culled from the clan. — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025

Last year, Paramount, which owns CBS Sports, looked like a weakling compared to its competitors. — Alex Sherman,contessa Brewer, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025

Separating the weakling from the herd only heightened their fear. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025

The sign Scorpio isn’t known to be a weakling, nor is Tyrannosaurus. — Lisa Stardust, People.com, 2 July 2025