WIMPISHNESS Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

wimpishness

noun

as in weakness

the quality or state of lacking strength of will or character the galling wimpishness of the legislator who votes "present" whenever there's a vote on a hot-button issue

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weakness

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But hir phone and insurance expose the weakness in frictionless talk about choice.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
Drug and other criminal enterprises have taken advantage of the government’s weaknesses.

— Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026

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