wimpier
Less brave than
Wimpier is the comparative form of wimpy, meaning more weak, timid, or lacking in courage or strength.
The wimpier of the two brothers always backed down from confrontation.
This coffee tastes wimpier than the one I had yesterday.
Lacking courage or confidence
- fearfulFull of fright
- spinelessLacking courage or resolve
- gutlessLacking bravery or nerve
- chickenDomestic fowl for eating
yellow-bellied · lily-livered · fainthearted · craven · pusillanimous · mousy · milquetoast · namby-pamby
Humbly unassertive
- docileEasily controlled or taught
- passiveNot actively participating
- compliantYielding to others' wishes
- yieldingBending under pressure
deferential · subservient · obedient · unassertive · acquiescent · servile · biddable · pliable
timid
Lacking courage or confidence
chicken · yellow-bellied · lily-livered · fainthearted · craven · pusillanimous · mousy · milquetoast · namby-pamby · wishy-washy
meek
Humbly unassertive
- docileEasily controlled or taught
- passiveNot actively participating
- compliantYielding to others' wishes
yielding · deferential · subservient · obedient · unassertive · acquiescent · servile · biddable · pliable · doormat
weaker
Diminished in force
weedier · flimsier · softer · delicate · fragile · ineffectual · pathetic · lame · limp · flaccid
shy
Reserved and retiring
withdrawn · shrinking · wallflower · diffident · self-conscious · insecure · hesitant · tentative · retiring · introverted