pushover

noun

push·​over ˈpu̇sh-ˌō-vər 

1

: something accomplished without difficulty : snap

2

: an opponent who is easy to defeat or a victim who is capable of no effective resistance

3

: someone unable to resist an attraction or appeal : sucker

Synonyms

• doormat
• jellyfish
• namby-pamby
• reed
• weakling
• wimp

Examples of pushover in a Sentence

They thought the first team they played would be a pushover.

The exam was a pushover.

Dad's a pushover. He'll let me do anything I want.

Recent Examples on the Web

The goal was to stop being a nightly pushover and get Bedard some help, all while maintaining long-term focus toward finding cornerstone pieces at the draft. —Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024

The judiciary, taking its cues from Turkey’s newly awakening civil society, is also no longer content to be a pushover. —Daron Acemoglu, Foreign Affairs, 22 May 2014

The first two Ant-Man movies were smaller scale than the rest of the MCU on multiple levels, but that doesn’t make Burch a pushover. —Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2024

To be clear, gentle parenting is not about being a pushover, letting your kids run wild or stepping back entirely. —Mark Travers, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

pushover

noun

push·​over ˈpu̇sh-ˌō-vər 

1

: an opponent easy to defeat or incapable of resistance

2

: someone unable to resist an attraction or appeal

3

: something easily done : snap