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weak-kneed
adjective as in cowardly
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- afraid
- anxious
- apprehensive
- backward
- base
- chicken-hearted
- cowering
- cowhearted
- craven
- diffident
- dismayed
- fainthearted
- frightened
- gutless
- having the willies
- jittery
- lacking courage
- lily-livered
- nervous
- no guts
- panicky
- pigeonhearted
- pusillanimous
- recreant
- retiring
- running scared
- scared
- shrinking
- shy
- soft
- spineless
- timid
- timorous
- weak
- worthless
- yellow
- yellow-bellied
adjective as in craven
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adjective as in dizzy
Strong matches
adjective as in docile
adjective as in fearful
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Weak matches
- aflutter
- aghast
- chicken
- chickenhearted
- diffident
- discomposed
- disquieted
- disturbed
- fainthearted
- goose-bumpy
- have cold feet
- in a dither
- intimidated
- jumpy
- lily-livered
- mousy
- nerveless
- nervy
- perturbed
- phobic
- pusillanimous
- quivery
- rabbity
- running scared
- shaky
- sheepish
- shrinking
- solicitous
- spineless
- timorous
- tremulous
- unmanly
- worried
- yellow
adjective as in indecisive
adjective as in irresolute
adjective as in meek
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adjective as in reeling
Strong matches
adjective as in slaphappy
adjective as in spineless
adjective as in thin
adjective as in weak
adjective as in weak-minded
adjective as in wishy-washy
Example Sentences
These statements are neither radical nor weak-kneed, as Republican questions would lead you to believe.
As these weak-kneed leaders came under pressure for their practices and products, they turned psychologically inward.
Mrs. Tyler issued a statement branding Clarke as a “weak-kneed quitter,” and repudiating him entirely.
Relieved and rather weak-kneed at the imminent danger, Burt looked around for his chum.
It is horrible always to have none but such weak-kneed old men at table with us.
And weak-kneed Republicans, after having fought such a glorious battle, surrendered; they could not stand the taunt.
He soon turned the tide, strengthened the weak-kneed Republicans and abolitionists, and secured a large Democratic vote.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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