lightweights
Those lacking substance
Lightweights is the plural of lightweight—people or things of below-average weight or importance.
In boxing and other combat sports, lightweights compete in a specific weight class.
More often the word is dismissive: someone who can't hold their liquor, lacks stamina, or doesn't measure up intellectually or professionally.
Those lightweights left the party at ten.
The committee is full of political lightweights.
Boxing class under 126
- welterweight147-pound boxing division
- flyweightLightest boxing division
- bantamweightLighter combat sports division
- middleweightAverage-mass fighter classification
division · weigh-in · contender · bout · undercard · title fight · rankings · matchup
Those easily persuaded
- weaklingsPhysically or mentally feeble people
- softiesOverly sentimental people
- easy marksReadily deceived victims
- featherweightsLightest competitive fighters
small fry · bit players · minor leaguers · second-stringers · also-rans · nonentities · nobodies · small potatoes
Those newly learning
- amateursNonprofessional participants
- rookiesInexperienced beginners in profession
- newbiesInexperienced newcomers
- neophytesInexperienced newcomers
greenhorns · fledglings · dabblers · hobbyists · casuals · dilettantes · inexperienced · untrained
Extremely light, weightless-feeling
- compactTightly packed together
- handheldDesigned for palm use
- ultralightMinimal recreational aircraft
- portableAble to be carried
pocket-sized · travel-sized · carry-on · packable · collapsible · foldable · streamlined · svelte
featherweight
Boxing class under 126
- welterweight147-pound boxing division
- flyweightLightest boxing division
- bantamweightLighter combat sports division
middleweight · division · weigh-in · contender · bout · undercard · title fight · rankings · matchup · prizefighter
pushovers
Those easily persuaded
- weaklingsPhysically or mentally feeble people
- softiesOverly sentimental people
- easy marksReadily deceived victims
featherweights · small fry · bit players · minor leaguers · second-stringers · also-rans · nonentities · nobodies · small potatoes · pikers
beginners
Those newly learning
- amateursNonprofessional participants
- rookiesInexperienced beginners in profession
- newbiesInexperienced newcomers
neophytes · greenhorns · fledglings · dabblers · hobbyists · casuals · dilettantes · inexperienced · untrained · unseasoned
featherlight
Extremely light, weightless-feeling
- compactTightly packed together
- handheldDesigned for palm use
- ultralightMinimal recreational aircraft
portable · pocket-sized · travel-sized · carry-on · packable · collapsible · foldable · streamlined · svelte · slim
- Nobodiesnobodies, nonentities, unknowns, zeroes, ciphers
lightweightsheavyweights
Dominant figures in domain
heavies · big men · giants · cruiserweights · behemoths
lightweightsheavyweights
Dominant figures in domain
heavy hitters · big shots · powerhouses · titans · big guns
- lightweight jacketThin unlined outerwear