as in coward
a person without strength of character
a doormat who always gave in to his father's demands
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Add pillows and throws to make it as inviting as a cozy sofa.
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Use an outdoor area rug as a doormat for an elevated look.
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2025
Her new homely passageway features a doormat, letterbox, a wreath made up of leaves and a plant.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Not everybody is going to be content to be a doormat the way Congress is.
—Graham Underwood, arkansasonline.com, 17 Mar. 2025
The cats have left one now and then on our doormat, but those rats are dead as dead can be.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2025
Her new homely passageway features a doormat, letterbox, a wreath made up of leaves and a plant.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Not everybody is going to be content to be a doormat the way Congress is.
—Graham Underwood, arkansasonline.com, 17 Mar. 2025
The cats have left one now and then on our doormat, but those rats are dead as dead can be.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for doormat
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“Doormat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doormat. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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