weak-minded
Lacking mental fortitude
Weak-minded describes someone lacking mental strength or firmness—easily influenced, unable to resist pressure, or deficient in intellectual capacity.
The term can suggest either susceptibility to persuasion weak-minded followers who believed every word or limited intelligence dismissed as weak-minded.
It carries a dismissive or contemptuous tone, implying the person cannot think for themselves or hold firm convictions.
Easily influenced by others
- malleableCapable of being shaped
- pliableCapable of bending easily
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- manipulableCapable of being controlled
persuadable · moldable · receptive · swayable · pliant · docile · compliant · yielding
Prone to blind trust
- dupedDeceived into believing
- deceivedMisled into false belief
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
- misledCaused to believe falsely
conned · scammed · swindled · fooled · trusting · unsuspecting · naive · simple
Slow to act
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- vacillatingSwaying between choices
- irresoluteLacking firmness of purpose
- undecidedNot having chosen
uncertain · wishy-washy · dithering · faltering · equivocating · noncommittal · ambivalent · tentative
Lacking mental quickness
- dullLacking edge or interest
- dimLow in light
- simplemindedLacking mental acuity
- doltishSlow and dense
obtuse · dense · thick · foolish · witless · addled · muddled · befuddled
Easily broken or damaged
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- helplessUnable to act independently
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- exposedOut in open
sensitive · insecure · delicate · thin-skinned · breakable · frail · tender · unguarded
suggestible
Easily influenced by others
- malleableCapable of being shaped
- pliableCapable of bending easily
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
manipulable · persuadable · moldable · receptive · swayable · pliant · docile · compliant · yielding · submissive
credulous
Prone to blind trust
- dupedDeceived into believing
- deceivedMisled into false belief
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
misled · conned · scammed · swindled · fooled · trusting · unsuspecting · naive · simple · deluded
hesitant
Slow to act
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- vacillatingSwaying between choices
- irresoluteLacking firmness of purpose
undecided · uncertain · wishy-washy · dithering · faltering · equivocating · noncommittal · ambivalent · tentative · shilly-shallying
slow-witted
Lacking mental quickness
- dullLacking edge or interest
- dimLow in light
- simplemindedLacking mental acuity
doltish · obtuse · dense · thick · foolish · witless · addled · muddled · befuddled · confused
fragile
Easily broken or damaged
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- helplessUnable to act independently
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
exposed · sensitive · insecure · delicate · thin-skinned · breakable · frail · tender · unguarded · precarious
- ___-minded words
weak-mindedstrong-willed
Unyielding in purpose
strong-minded · resolute · determined · steadfast · firm
weak-mindedfreethinking
Intellectually independent reasoning
self-reliant · autonomous · skeptical · discerning · critical
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