Synonyms for milquetoast
- noun
- adjective
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Noun
1. Pansy
pansy, namby-pamby, weakling, sissy, pushover, coward, punk, scaredy-cat, chicken, invertebrate, milksop, pantywaist informal, wimp slang, wuss slang
Adjective
insipid, ineffectual, feeble, milquetoasted rare
Definitions
- n. 1
A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.
- adj. 1
Meek, timid; lacking character or effectiveness.
Related words
- Other spellings
- milktoast
Forms
- Plural
- milquetoasts → pansies, namby-pambies, weaklings, sissies…
Example sentences
- sissy You're a bit of a sissy, aren't you?
- pansy Adriano was often bullied for being a pansy.
- weakling Adam is a weakling. He couldn't even lift my dog!
By length
- 4 letters
- punk1, wimp1, wuss1
- 5 letters
- sissy2, pansy2
- 6 letters
- coward2, feeble2, softie
- 7 letters
- chicken2, insipid3, milksop
- 8 letters
- pushover3, weakling2
- 10 letters
- pantywaist
- 11 letters
- ineffectual5
- 12 letters
- invertebrate4
- 13 letters
- milquetoasted
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sissy2 = 2 syllables).