Synonyms for "namby-pambies" (133 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (27)

babybanalbathosbeerybetwixt and betweenblandbleeding heartbreakablebrittlecharacterlesschickencloyingcolorlesscowardlycrumblycrybabydaintydelicatedoormatdull

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effeminateeleganteuphemisticexquisitefairfair to middlingfeeble

Strong matches (40)

flimsyformalisticfragilefrailfrangiblegoogoody goodygooeygossamerygushinghearts-and-flowersinaneindecisiveindifferentinsipidinvertebratejejunejellyfishjerry builtlackluster

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lightlightweightlimpmaudlinmawkishmediocremediummiddlingmilquetoastmincingmoderatemodestmollycoddlemushmushiness

Adjective(1 words)

gay bob

Adjective(1 words)

gutless

Verb(1 words)

indulge

Noun(2 words)

milksopmilquetoast

Related words (66)

mushynebbishnonentitynostalgianostalgicoverniceoverrefinedpansypantywaistpaperypassablepedanticpreciousprecisianpunypuristicpushoverrespectableromanticromanticism

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sad sacksaplesssappyschmaltzysentimentsentimentalsentimentalitysimperingsissifiedsleazyslightslopsloppyslushso sosoap operasob storysoftsopstickysweetness and lighttackytear jerkingtearjerkertearytedioustolerableunsubstantialvapidwateryweak sisterweaklingwishy washywispywomanish

Noun(9 words)

nambynestle-cockpansypoonpussypussy-catsissysoftywimp

Adjective(2 words)

spinelesswishy-washy

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