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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

“Anyway, my mother found this rose on our doormat when she got home from work. It’s like this really perfect-looking rose. Weird, huh?”

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead