Synonyms for pansy
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Sissy — A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss
sissy, milquetoast informal, weakling, namby-pamby, pushover, softie, punk, cry baby, big girl's blouse informal UK AU NZ, pussy-cat, mama's boy informal US CA, milksop, pantywaist informal, heart's ease, nestle-cock UK, wuss slang, wimp slang
2. Faggot — A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate
faggot UK, fagot US, fairy, queen, fag, nancy boy, homosexual, queer, fruit, quiche-eater, nance, poof, pouf, nancy vulgar slang UK US AU, cupcake slang, cockney dated, softling dated, poofter slang dated AU, poove slang rare, dudelet dated, ginch slang UK AU NZ
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Definitions
- n. 1
A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss.
- n. 2
A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
Related words
- Word family
- pansified
- Phrases
- wild pansy chocolate pansy horned pansy pansy shell blue pansy
Forms
- Plural
- pansies → sissies, milquetoasts, weaklings, namby-pambies…
Example sentences
- sissy You're a bit of a sissy, aren't you?
- pushover The executive director is a real pushover for looks.
- weakling Adam is a weakling. He couldn't even lift my dog!
By length
- 3 letters
- fag1
- 4 letters
- punk1, poof1, wimp1, wuss1, pouf
- 5 letters
- queen1, fruit1, fairy2, nancy2, queer1, sissy2, argus2, nance1, fagot, poove, ginch
- 6 letters
- faggot2, softie
- 7 letters
- cupcake2, cockney2, poofter, milksop, dudelet
- 8 letters
- pushover3, weakling2, softling
- 10 letters
- homosexual5, pantywaist
- 11 letters
- milquetoast
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fairy2 = 2 syllables).