Synonyms and antonyms of People who are considered weak, useless or unreliable in British Thesaurus

yes man (noun)

someone who always agrees with people who have more power than they do, usually because they want those people to like them

paper tiger (noun)

a person, organization, or country that appears to be very powerful or dangerous but in fact is weak

softie (noun)

informal someone who is very emotional or very sympathetic to others, especially in a weak or silly way

doormat (noun)

informal someone who allows other people to treat them badly and does not complain

dead loss (noun)

Britishinformal someone or something that is completely useless

weed (noun)

Britishinformal someone who is thin and weak

puppet (noun)

showing disapproval a person or government that a more powerful person or government supports and controls

chameleon (noun)

someone who changes their opinions, ideas, or behaviour to fit any situation

zero (noun)

informal an insulting word for someone who has no qualities that impress you

a waste of space ()

an insulting way of referring to someone or something that is completely useless

a soft/an easy touch ()

someone who can be persuaded very easily to do something, for example to give you money

child (noun)

someone whose character is influenced by the main political and social attitudes of a particular period of time

creampuff (noun)

informal someone who is very easy to control

flunkey (noun)

an insulting word for someone who is always keen to please or obey more powerful people

lackey (noun)

someone who is too willing to do whatever they are told to do, especially when the person, organization etc being obeyed is much more important or powerful

lapdog (noun)

showing disapproval a weak person who is willing to do whatever someone else tells them to

no-hoper (noun)

Britishinformal an insulting way of referring to someone who seems likely to fail at something, or likely never to be successful at anything

pygmy (noun)

showing disapproval someone who is weak, for example because they lack influence or intelligence

softy ()

another spelling of softie

weakling (noun)

showing disapproval a person or animal that is physically weak

wiener (noun)

Americanoffensive a weak person

worm (noun)

informal an insulting word for someone who is weak or dishonest