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as in weak
lacking bodily strength
a wimpy person is not the best choice for a job with a moving company
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as in weakened
lacking strength of will or character
a wimpy effort to change the law that was doomed to failure
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Recent Examples of wimpy
Bad sesame-ginger dressings are watery, wimpy, oily or syrupy.
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Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
The sausage is fine, the muffin is wimpy but fine, the whole thing’s fine.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Feb. 2026
Roy Keane Last seen towering over Steve Coogan’s weirdly wimpy Mick McCarthy in the Saipan film, the mesmerising Eanna Hardwicke should just stay in character for United duty.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Rewatched today, through no foreseeable fault of the movie or actor, Davison’s wimpy, anti-social straight white loner character still looks like a caricature but feels darker.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2026
Instead of wimpy 20% or 30% discounts, a lot of items are over half off.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 6 Nov. 2025
Any insightful commentary on the 1% protecting themselves is rendered rote with a wimpy, ludicrous dénouement.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
These aren’t your run-of-the-mill wimpy tints.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
And certainly to attempt to appear tough on that wimpy working-from-home nonsense.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
The sausage is fine, the muffin is wimpy but fine, the whole thing’s fine.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Feb. 2026
Roy Keane Last seen towering over Steve Coogan’s weirdly wimpy Mick McCarthy in the Saipan film, the mesmerising Eanna Hardwicke should just stay in character for United duty.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Rewatched today, through no foreseeable fault of the movie or actor, Davison’s wimpy, anti-social straight white loner character still looks like a caricature but feels darker.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2026
Instead of wimpy 20% or 30% discounts, a lot of items are over half off.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 6 Nov. 2025
Any insightful commentary on the 1% protecting themselves is rendered rote with a wimpy, ludicrous dénouement.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
These aren’t your run-of-the-mill wimpy tints.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
And certainly to attempt to appear tough on that wimpy working-from-home nonsense.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wimpy
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Based on the popular 1960s spy sitcom, this weak adaptation casts Steve Carell as a bumbling secret agent, with Hathaway as his more competent partner and developing love interest.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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In particular, researchers experimentally demonstrated quadsqueezing, a complex fourth-order quantum interaction previously considered too weak to observe.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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However, people younger than 5 and older than 65, and those with weakened immune systems, may experience more severe symptoms and require treatment or hospitalization.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Illnesses may be more severe for young children, the elderly, and those with weakened immune systems.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2026
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So, in retrospect, [the entire Lightning project] looked pretty feeble.—
Jamie Lincoln Kitman,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2026
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His visit also comes as the committee stalls on advancing Casey Means, Kennedy’s nominee for surgeon general, over her lack of medical practice experience and feeble answers on the importance of vaccination.—
Daniel Payne,
STAT,
22 Apr. 2026
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Sites that preserve soft-bodied organisms are even rarer because soft tissues decompose more easily, making these places especially useful for piecing together prehistoric ecosystems.—
Marlowe Starling,
Quanta Magazine,
1 May 2026
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Larsson and Pink have penned a postcard to their respective home countries while flexing the global soft power afforded, at least in part, by their international alliance.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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“Wimpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wimpy. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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