Synonyms of the word nambypamby


NAMBY-PAMBYDOORMAT - GUTLESS - SPINELESS - WEAK - WEAKLING - WISHY-WASHY - WUSS

namby-pamby

  • adj. Insipid and sentimental.
  • adj. Lacking vigor or decisiveness; spineless; wishy-washy.
  • n. One who is insipid, sentimental, or weak.
  • n. Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty.

doormat

  • n. A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes.
  • n. (figuratively) Someone who is overly submissive to others' wishes.

gutless

  • adj. (informal) cowardly; lacking courage or morals.

spineless

  • adj. Having no spine.
  • adj. Cowardly; uncourageous.

weak

  • adj. Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
  • adj. Unable to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain.
  • adj. Unable to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible;…
  • adj. Dilute, lacking in taste or potency.
  • adj. (grammar) Displaying a particular kind of inflection, including.
  • adj. (chemistry) That does not ionize completely into anions and cations in a solution.
  • adj. (physics) One of the four fundamental forces associated with nuclear decay.
  • adj. (slang) Bad or uncool.
  • adj. (mathematics, logic) Having a narrow range of logical consequences; narrowly applicable. (Often contrasted…
  • adj. Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.
  • adj. Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained.
  • adj. Lacking in vigour or expression.
  • adj. Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble.
  • adj. (stock exchange) Tending towards lower prices.
  • adj. (photography) Lacking contrast.

weakling

  • adj. weak, either physically, morally or mentally.
  • n. A person of weak or even sickly physical constitution.
  • n. (figuratively) A person of weak character, lacking in courage and/or moral strength.

wishy-washy

  • adj. Wavering; lacking in commitment, certainty, or support; namby-pamby.
  • adj. Thin or watery.

wuss

  • n. (slang) A weak, ineffectual, or timid person.
  • v. Only used in wuss out.

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