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Recent Examples of wimp
The real star of the show is, of course, Battle Cat, the giant green armored tiger whose alias is Cringer, Prince Adam’s wimp of a house cat.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
Wes Siler, our longtime outdoor lifestyle columnist, is a total wimp who obsessively pursues comfort in extreme environments.
—Wes Siler, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025
The opposite of a wimp is a Superman, the comic book creation of writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Schuster.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
Otherwise, they are destined to be remembered as useless and timid wimps as the U.S. was slouching toward a dictatorship.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
Wes Siler, our longtime outdoor lifestyle columnist, is a total wimp who obsessively pursues comfort in extreme environments.
—Wes Siler, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025
The opposite of a wimp is a Superman, the comic book creation of writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Schuster.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
Otherwise, they are destined to be remembered as useless and timid wimps as the U.S. was slouching toward a dictatorship.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wimp
Noun
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Supporters of the Republican candidate, state Attorney General Ken Paxton, portray Democrats as wusses, cucks, soy boys who don’t follow sports.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
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Henry is a megalomaniac and a complete wuss.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Severance star Zach Cherry is Gary, a coward who isn’t sure he can be loved.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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And, in a way, this coward is the only sane one.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 May 2026
Noun
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But with the Rockies looking a bit feisty (not to be mistaken with competent), what happens if the Giants can’t beat up on the division weaklings this year?—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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Despite his size, Donald was no weakling.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 May 2026
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“Wimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wimp. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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