pushover
noun
push·over
ˈpu̇sh-ˌō-vər 
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.
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But Cherry — a survivor with a dark past and killer instincts for getting ahead — is no pushover.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
That said, this Cowboys team is — unfortunately for those who want to see Jerry Jones cosmically punished — nowhere near a pushover.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
The Bobcats won’t be a pushover.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
No, Florida's defense isn't at Ohio State's level, but the Gators won't be pushovers, either.
—Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 3 Sep. 2025
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
That said, this Cowboys team is — unfortunately for those who want to see Jerry Jones cosmically punished — nowhere near a pushover.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
The Bobcats won’t be a pushover.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
No, Florida's defense isn't at Ohio State's level, but the Gators won't be pushovers, either.
—Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Pushover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pushover. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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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
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