Antonyms for weak-kneed

Grammar : Adj

Spell : week-need

Phonetic Transcription : ˈwikˈnid

Definition of weak-kneed

As in indecisive : adj uncertain, indefinite
As in irresolute : adj indecisive
As in meek : adj shy; compliant
As in slaphappy : adj dazed
As in spineless : adj cowardly
As in thin : adj deficient, weak
As in weak : adj cowardly
As in weak-minded : adj indecisive
As in wishy-washy : adj bland, dull
As in woozy : adj dizzy
As in weak-willed : adj easily swayed
As in reeling : adj dizzy
As in cowardly : adj fearful
As in craven : adj weak, timid
As in dizzy : adj light-headed, confused
As in docile : adj compliant, submissive
As in fearful : adj alarmed, apprehensive

Example sentences :

The sheep were to be washed and sheared, too, and the awkward, weak-kneed calves to be fed.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

Mrs. Calvert's good nature was not the good nature of the faint-hearted or weak-kneed.
Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson

It was Drury Boldin, weak-kneed and putty-faced, who went hunting now.
Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes

Up until she'd slapped me, I'd been weak-kneed and dry-mouthed with what I had to do.
Extract from : « Lone Star Planet » by Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire

If he is weak-kneed in a crisis, his followers will be weak-kneed.
Extract from : « Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea » by Charles H. L. Johnston

The weak-kneed wastrel, receiving to his astonishment a shilling, departed.
Extract from : « Tommy and Co. » by Jerome K. Jerome

The weak-kneed wastrel let fall the box with a thud upon the floor.
Extract from : « Tommy and Co. » by Jerome K. Jerome

One glance at her, and both Hurstwood and Drouet saw plainly that she also was weak-kneed.
Extract from : « Sister Carrie » by Theodore Dreiser

Tom, you know how to brace a weak-kneed fellow up all right.
Extract from : « The Boy Scouts of Lenox » by Frank V. Webster

Strike for the enforcement of the weak-kneed mining law, and for a better one!
Extract from : « Mountain » by Clement Wood

Synonyms for weak-kneed

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