Synonyms for wimp
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1. wimp, chicken, crybabynoun

   a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy

   Synonyms:
   weakly interacting massive particle, poulet, bellyacher, sniveller, volaille, squawker, complainer, chicken, whiner, crybaby, moaner, grumbler

2. weakly interacting massive particle, WIMPnoun

   a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe

   Synonyms:
   crybaby, chicken, weakly interacting massive particle

Matched Categories

1. • Dark Matter
   • Elementary Particle

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1. List of paraphrases for "wimp":

   wuss, weakling, pussy, washcloth, crybaby, sissy, -chicken, doormat, mould

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How to use wimp in a sentence?

1. Michael Spinks:

   Ali thought I was a wimp, and I had to prove to him I wasn’t, i knew I could beat him after watching his fights.

2. Doug Gross:

   It's the only Republican debate in our state and he's not even going to show up because he's afraid of a woman reporter? What kind of a wimp is this, not showing up is not being bold.

3. Jonar Nader:

   The concept of internal customers suits the wimpy organization headed by a wimp who tries to appease everyone and satisfy no-one.