A strong veteran, having trained for tens of years, can fall to a weakling in a moment of laxness. That's what the martial arts world is.
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Weakling
/ˈwiːkˈlɪŋɡ/
Synonyms for "weakling" (92 found)
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Closest matches (19)
Strong matches (27)
eunuchfaintlyfence-sitterflash in the panfraid-catfraidy catfraidy-catfunkfunkergeldinggutless wonderimpotentincompetentinvalidinvertebratejellyfishlightweightlily livermarkmeek soul
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Adjective(1 words)
Noun(2 words)
frail personmilksops
Related words (46)
Noun(18 words)
mousemugwumpnamby pambynamby-pambynebbishnonentitypansypantywaistpushoversad sackscaredy catscaredy-catshilly-shallyshrinking violetsissysoftlingsoftysopsotto vocesucker
Adjective(2 words)
spineless creatureweak
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Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Tom is a weakling.
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I'm a weakling.
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What a weakling!
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