doormat

Noun

Meaning

a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering

a person who is physically weak and ineffectual

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

weakling bootlicker wuss welcome mat babbitt lackey sissy pansy waterman chicken puppet coward matting minion carpet

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Antonyms

king kirk goodman cape sergeant ensign

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Hypernyms

person individual soul mortal somebody mat

Hyponyms

chicken crybaby namby-pamby softie wimp softy

Examples

I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat. Rebecca West

People call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute. Rebecca West

I'm not just a doormat. I'm not just being stepped on all over the place. If you look at the bulk of my material, it's about trying to find some strength through that. Lucinda Williams

If you want to be a doormat you have to lay yourself down first. Oscar Wilde

I'm a bit of a tomboy, but when it comes to love I am a doormat. Elisabetta Canalis

They are so filthy and bestial that no honest man would admit one into his house for a water-closet doormat. Charles Dickens

Close letter words and terms

doormaking doorman doormanship doormouse doornail Doornbos