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 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, 6 Apr. 2025

Trump has been remarkably consistent in casting America as a global pushover, including in a 1988 interview with Oprah that resurfaced in the wake of this week's tariff announcement. —Zachary Basu, Axios, 5 Apr. 2025

Healey has sadly been a pushover to House and Senate Democrats, rarely challenging them on fiscal issues or hot button topics like the migrant crisis. —Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2025

Grand Canyon isn’t a pushover, but the matchup sets up poorly for the Antelopes. —Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for pushover

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover

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