weak-mindedness
Lack of resolve
Weak-mindedness is a lack of mental firmness or resolve—susceptibility to influence, poor judgment, or inability to resist temptation.
The term often carries contempt: His weak-mindedness made him easy prey for con artists.
In older usage, it could mean intellectual deficiency, though this sense is now dated and offensive.
Easily influenced by others
- gullibleEasily deceived
- malleableCapable of being shaped
- pliantEasily bent or influenced
- manipulableCapable of being controlled
influenceable · persuadable · susceptible · receptive · easily-led · pliable · moldable · swayable
Prone to blind trust
- gullibleEasily deceived
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
- simpleFree of complexity
- trustingInclined to believe others
unworldly · ingenuous · guileless · artless · innocent · childlike · green · inexperienced
Without means to resist
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- helplessUnable to act independently
- exposedOut in open
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
sensitive · delicate · frail · feeble · insecure · thin-skinned · unguarded · assailable
Lacking firmness of purpose
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- vacillatingSwaying between choices
- hesitantSlow to act
- ditheringProlonged indecisive hesitation
wishy-washy · shilly-shally · uncertain · ambivalent · undecided · noncommittal · fickle · inconstant
suggestible
Easily influenced by others
manipulable · influenceable · persuadable · susceptible · receptive · easily-led · pliable · moldable · swayable · spineless
credulous
Prone to blind trust
- gullibleEasily deceived
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
- simpleFree of complexity
trusting · unworldly · ingenuous · guileless · artless · innocent · childlike · green · inexperienced · uninitiated
defenseless
Without means to resist
unprotected · sensitive · delicate · frail · feeble · insecure · thin-skinned · unguarded · assailable · exploitable
irresolute
Lacking firmness of purpose
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- vacillatingSwaying between choices
- hesitantSlow to act
dithering · wishy-washy · shilly-shally · uncertain · ambivalent · undecided · noncommittal · fickle · inconstant · fluctuating
- ___-mindedness wordsopen-mindedness, closed-mindedness, narrow-mindedness, broad-mindedness, like-mindedness
weak-mindednessstrong-mindedness
Firmness of will
steadfastness · fortitude · mental toughness · strength of will · mental fortitude
weak-mindednessstrong-mindedness
Firmness of will
mental acuity · intelligence · sagacity · shrewdness · astuteness
weak-mindednessdecisiveness
Ability to choose firmly
resoluteness · single-mindedness · conviction · self-assurance · assertiveness
weak, weaker, weakest, weakly, weaken, weakens, weakened, weakening, weakness