What is another word for weak-kneed?
Pronunciation:
[ wˈiːknˈiːd], [ wˈiːknˈiːd], [ w_ˈiː_k_n_ˈiː_d]
Synonyms for Weak-kneed:
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adj.
• cowardly- Chicken-hearted ,
- Cowhearted ,
- having the willies ,
- lacking courage ,
- no guts ,
- running scared ,
- yellow-bellied ,
- backward ,
- base ,
- caitiff ,
- cowering ,
- dastardly ,
- diffident ,
- gutless ,
- paper tiger ,
- recreant ,
- retiring ,
- shrinking ,
- shy ,
- softer ,
- worthless .
- blinded ,
- off balance ,
- slap-happy ,
- up set ,
- weak in the knees ,
- weak knees ,
- Staggered ,
- bemused ,
- blind ,
- dazzled ,
- distracted ,
- disturbed ,
- dumb ,
- dumbfounded ,
- fainter ,
- gaga ,
- giddy ,
- hazy ,
- light ,
- out of control ,
- tipsy ,
- upset ,
- vertiginous ,
- whirling .
- aflutter ,
- cowardly ,
- goose-bumpy ,
- in a dither ,
- aghast ,
- discomposed ,
- disquieted ,
- have cold feet ,
- hesitant ,
- nervy ,
- perturbed ,
- phobic ,
- quivery ,
- skittish ,
- solicitous ,
- tense ,
- tremulous ,
- uneasy ,
- worried .
- Harrowed ,
- afraid ,
- agitated ,
- alarmed ,
- anxious ,
- apprehensive ,
- chicken-livered ,
- fainthearted ,
- frightened ,
- horrified ,
- intimidated ,
- jittery ,
- lily-livered ,
- paralyzed ,
- petrified ,
- rattled ,
- scared ,
- scared stiff ,
- startled ,
- terrified ,
- terror-stricken ,
- timid ,
- unnerved .
- hot-and-cold ,
- in firm ,
- on-the-fence ,
- Half-hearted ,
- changing ,
- doubting ,
- fickle ,
- fluctuating ,
- halfhearted .
- accommodating ,
- acquiescent ,
- adaptable ,
- agreeable ,
- amenable ,
- biddable ,
- childlike ,
- complacent ,
- cool ,
- ductile ,
- easy ,
- easygoing ,
- gentle ,
- governable ,
- humble ,
- laid-back ,
- manageable ,
- mellow ,
- mild ,
- obedient ,
- obliging ,
- orderly ,
- pliant ,
- quiet ,
- resigned ,
- tame ,
- teachable ,
- tractable ,
- usable ,
- well-behaved ,
- willing ,
- yielding .
- changeable ,
- doubtful ,
- halting ,
- hesitating ,
- inconclusive ,
- indeterminate ,
- on the fence ,
- tentative ,
- unclear ,
- undecided ,
- undetermined ,
- uneventful ,
- unsettled ,
- unstable ,
- vacillating ,
- waffling .
- deferential ,
- forbearing ,
- lenient ,
- long-suffering ,
- lowly ,
- milquetoast ,
- modest ,
- nothing ,
- pabulum ,
- passive ,
- patient ,
- peaceful ,
- plain ,
- serene ,
- spiritless ,
- subdued ,
- submissive ,
- tolerant ,
- unassuming ,
- unpretentious .
- in conceivable ,
- in credible ,
- in substantial ,
- in-conceivable ,
- in-credible ,
- in-substantial ,
- in-sufficient ,
- more stretched ,
- more unpersuasive ,
- most diluted ,
- most stretched ,
- most unpersuasive ,
- trans parent ,
- trans-parent ,
- un believable ,
- un convincing ,
- un persuasive ,
- un substantial ,
- un tenable ,
- un-believable ,
- un-convincing ,
- un-persuasive ,
- un-substantial ,
- un-tenable .
Other synonyms:
- absorbed .
Other relevant words:
- Funking ,
- Milk-livered ,
- Numbed ,
- Punchy ,
- Reeling ,
- Weak-minded ,
- abulic ,
- addled ,
- alive ,
- anticipatory ,
- baffled ,
- befuddled ,
- benumbed ,
- bewildered ,
- characterless ,
- chicken ,
- chickenhearted ,
- confounded ,
- confused ,
- coward ,
- cowed ,
- craven ,
- daunted ,
- dazed ,
- dismayed ,
- dizzy ,
- docile ,
- dopey ,
- double-minded ,
- edgy ,
- effete ,
- excited ,
- exuberant ,
- faint ,
- faint-hearted ,
- faltering ,
- fascinated ,
- feeble ,
- feebleminded ,
- frail ,
- funky ,
- groggy ,
- indecisive ,
- infirm ,
- interested ,
- invertebrate ,
- irresolute ,
- jumpy ,
- limp-wristed ,
- meek ,
- milk-and-water ,
- mousy ,
- muddled ,
- muzzy ,
- namby-pamby ,
- nerveless ,
- nervous ,
- numb ,
- on edge ,
- panic-stricken ,
- panicky ,
- pigeonhearted ,
- pliable ,
- psyched ,
- punch-drunk ,
- pusillanimous ,
- puzzled ,
- rabbity ,
- shaky ,
- sissified ,
- sissy ,
- slaphappy ,
- soft ,
- spineless ,
- staggering ,
- stunned ,
- stupefied ,
- thin ,
- timorous ,
- uncertain ,
- unmanly ,
- unmanned ,
- unsteady ,
- vacillate ,
- wavering ,
- weak ,
- weak-willed ,
- weakened ,
- weakhearted ,
- weakling ,
- wet ,
- white-livered ,
- wimpish ,
- wimpy ,
- wired ,
- wishy-washy ,
- wobbly ,
- woozy ,
- yellow .
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How to use "Weak-kneed" in context?
The term "weak-kneed" is used to describe someone who is too timid or cowardly to stand up for themselves. Weak-kneed individuals tend to shirk responsibility and often rely on others to take care of them. They are often passive and avoid conflict. These qualities can make them vulnerable to manipulation and exploitation.
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