Synonyms for namby-pamby
- noun
- adjective
All synonyms
Noun
milquetoast informal, pansy, sissy, softie, pussy-cat, nestle-cock UK, milksop, namby, pushover, weakling, pantywaist informal
Adjective
1. Wishy-washy
Other
gay bob informal
Definitions
- n. 1
One who is insipid, sentimental, or weak.
- adj. 1
Insipid and sentimental.
Related words
- Word family
- namby namby-pambiness namby-pambyism
- Other spellings
- mamby-pamby
Forms
- Plural
- namby-pambies → milquetoasts, pansies, sissies, softies…
Example sentences
- sissy You're a bit of a sissy, aren't you?
- pansy Adriano was often bullied for being a pansy.
- namby Your friend is a namby-pamby.
By length
- 5 letters
- sissy2, pansy2, namby
- 6 letters
- softie
- 7 letters
- gutless2, milksop
- 8 letters
- pushover3, weakling2
- 9 letters
- spineless2
- 10 letters
- pantywaist
- 11 letters
- milquetoast
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sissy2 = 2 syllables).