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

Hope is no pushover, and is well-versed on the proper way to shut down some creep asking for a quid pro quo exchange. —Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024

While downright decadent at times, thanks to the gourmet food and drink en route, the Tour du Mont-Blanc (TMB), 103 miles of hiking that circles Mont Blanc and passes through France, Italy, and Switzerland, is no pushover. —Doug Mayer, Outside Online, 15 Feb. 2023

The Americans saw Karzai as a wartime leader with little interest in warfare, a fickle pushover too eager to follow the counsel of toadies, an ingrate who constantly insulted the American troops who kept him in power. —Jonah Blank, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2016

As Jimmy, the chief pushover, Jimmy, Norman makes for a sympathetic enough nincompoop. —Chris Willman, Variety, 16 June 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