wimpish
Lacking any backbone
Wimpish means timid, weak, or lacking courage—behaving like a wimp.
The word carries a dismissive tone, suggesting someone shrinks from challenges or discomfort: Don't be so wimpish about the cold.
It's slightly softer than calling someone an outright wimp, more about manner than character.
Lacking courage or resolve
- gutlessLacking bravery or nerve
- chickenheartedLacking bravery or nerve
- lily-liveredWeak and easily frightened
- yellowHue between green and orange
fainthearted · craven · pusillanimous · dastardly · poltroon · milksop · scaredy-cat · cowering
spineless
Lacking courage or resolve
- gutlessLacking bravery or nerve
- chickenheartedLacking bravery or nerve
- lily-liveredWeak and easily frightened
yellow · fainthearted · craven · pusillanimous · dastardly · poltroon · milksop · scaredy-cat · cowering · quailing
mousy
Shy and unassertive
bashful · diffident · retiring · shrinking · withdrawn · self-effacing · unassertive · nervous · skittish · tremulous
feeble
Weak and ineffective
weedy · effete · limp · flimsy · delicate · pathetic · ineffectual · powerless · helpless · wishy-washy
wimpishbrave
Showing courage despite fear
courageous · fearless · bold · valiant · doughty
wimpishforceful
Exerting strong pressure
assertive · aggressive · dominant · commanding · powerful