Synonyms for wimp out
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : wimp |
| Phonetic Transcription : wɪmp |
Top 10 synonyms for wimp out Other synonyms for the word wimp out
- accede
- acquiesce
- avoid
- back down
- back pedal
- beg off
- blow it off
- bow out
- chicken out
- cop out
- demur
- funk out
- get cold feet
- give ground
- give up
- give way
- go back on
- have no fight left
- have no stomach for
- hold back
- make concessions
- pull back
- pull out
- recant
- recoil
- renege
- resign
- retreat
- scratch
- shy from
- submit
- surrender
- take back
- throw in the towel
- turn yellow
- weasel out
- welsh
- wiggle out
- wimp out
- withdraw
- withdraw from agreement or statement
- worm out
- yield
Définition of wimp out
Origin :- 1920 (but not attested again until 1960), perhaps a clipped form of whimper (cf whimp, 1540s), perhaps influenced by J. Wellington Wimpy, comparatively unaggressive character in "Popeye" comics.
- As in back down : verb back off
- As in chicken out : verb back down
Antonyms for wimp out
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