Definitions

doormat

[dawr-mat, dohr-] / ˈdɔrˌmæt, ˈdoʊr- /

NOUN

easy mark

Synonyms

WEAK

chump cinch easy pickings easy touch fall guy jay mark mug patsy pigeon prize sap pushover scapegoat sitting duck soft touch sucker trusting soul

NOUN

lackey

Synonyms

STRONG

flunky minion toady yes-person

NOUN

mat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

place mat

STRONG

doily

WEAK

floor covering place setting table mat table runner

NOUN

minion

Synonyms

STRONG

bootlicker fan fawner flatterer flunky follower groupie hanger-on lackey puppet stooge toady

WEAK

brown-noser yes-person

Antonyms

STRONG

leader master

NOUN

patsy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

sitting duck

STRONG

boob chump dupe fool goat gull pigeon pushover sap scapegoat schmuck stooge sucker victim weakling

WEAK

easy mark

NOUN

scapegoat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fall guy

STRONG

chump dupe fool goat gull mark patsy pigeon pushover sacrifice sap schmuck stooge sucker victim weakling

WEAK

boob easy mark sitting duck

NOUN

sycophant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

groupie lackey

STRONG

adulator bootlicker fan fawner flatterer flunky groveler hanger-on minion parasite puppet

WEAK

brown-noser

NOUN

toady

Synonyms

STRONG

adulator ass-kisser bootlicker fan fawner flatterer flunky groupie hanger-on lackey minion

WEAK

apple-polisher brown-noser doter kiss-up teacher's pet yes-person

NOUN

yes-person

Synonyms

WEAK

apple-polisher ass-kisser assenter bootlicker brown-nose camp follower fawner flatterer flunky groveler kowtower lackey minion pawn puppet sheep stooge sycophant toady underling yes-man yes-woman

Example Sentences

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Then he transformed Indiana, a longtime Big Ten doormat, into a national championship contender.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

Most humans would rather be a doormat than a battering ram, regardless of the urgency or circumstance.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

Read: Meta’s stock is the new ‘Magnificent Seven’ doormat.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 10, 2025

Atlanta closed with a 1-1 draw against Eastern Conference doormat DC United that allowed Atlanta to avoid the bottom of the table.

From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025

I mean, what if the guy opens his front door at the very moment I’m standing on his doormat fiddling with a gum wrapper?

From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead

doormat

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