Synonyms of weakling

weakling 1 of 2

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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weakling

2 of 2

noun

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
• wussy
• softy
• softie
• pushover
• milksop

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• powerhouse

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stalwart
• mensch

• stalwart
• mensch