wimpy

adjective

1
as in weak
lacking bodily strength a wimpy person is not the best choice for a job with a moving company

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2
as in weakened
lacking strength of will or character a wimpy effort to change the law that was doomed to failure

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Recent Examples of wimpy These aren’t your run-of-the-mill wimpy tints. — Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025 The sausage is fine, the muffin is wimpy but fine, the whole thing’s fine. — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Feb. 2026 Bad sesame-ginger dressings are watery, wimpy, oily or syrupy. — Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026 Instead of wimpy 20% or 30% discounts, a lot of items are over half off. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 6 Nov. 2025 After this, the boy and his mother move to Lima, where the father sends him to a military academy, in an attempt to beat the wimpy artist out of him. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 May 2026 Any insightful commentary on the 1% protecting themselves is rendered rote with a wimpy, ludicrous dénouement. — Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025 Rewatched today, through no foreseeable fault of the movie or actor, Davison’s wimpy, anti-social straight white loner character still looks like a caricature but feels darker. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2026 Roy Keane Last seen towering over Steve Coogan’s weirdly wimpy Mick McCarthy in the Saipan film, the mesmerising Eanna Hardwicke should just stay in character for United duty. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wimpy
  1. weak
  2. weakened
  3. feeble
  4. soft
Adjective
  • Following a year of historically weak hiring in 2025, hiring rebounded this spring.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • In a weak free-agency class, centers Robert Williams III (Portland) and Mark Williams (Phoenix) are already off the market, each reportedly agreeing to return to their current teams.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of weak
Adjective
  • The bacterium can also lead to hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a serious complication that is more common in young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems, according to the release.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
  • While anyone can get sick, young children, older adults, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems are more likely to become seriously ill.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026
Definition of weakened
Adjective
  • The gags are both belabored and feeble.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 26 June 2026
  • Jolted by a feeble office market, a growing number of developers are considering ways to convert their office properties to other uses, such as housing projects.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
Definition of feeble
Adjective
  • Play soft music to drown out fireworks blasts and give your pet something to do, like putting treats inside an interactive toy, to keep them calm and happy.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • This relaxed pick is incredibly soft, really cute, and surprisingly easy to style.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 3 July 2026
Definition of soft

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“Wimpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wimpy. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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