pushover

noun

ˈpu̇sh-ˌō-vər How to pronounce pushover (audio)
Definition of pushovernext
1
as in coward
a person without strength of character pushovers who are afraid to discipline their little spoiled brat

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2
as in sucker
one who is easily deceived or cheated scam artists mistakenly thinking that these farm families would be pushovers

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3
as in breeze
something that is easy to do though the mountain is not especially high, the climb is very arduous and is definitely not a pushover

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Recent Examples of pushover Be polite, but don’t be a pushover. — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2026 Berrettini certainly isn't a pushover. — Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026 Bournemouth are still fighting for a Champions League spot for next season and will be no pushovers. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 May 2026 Token, pushover human Seth (Gil Ozeri) lives under the thumb of the tiny, domineering dog Brandi (the incomparable Amy Sedaris), a high maintenance diva with a yen for single-use Stanley cups. — Alison Herman, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pushover
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushover
  1. coward
  2. sucker
  3. breeze
  4. doormat
  5. patsy
  6. picnic
  7. victim
  8. nothing
Noun
  • In reality, the refs just do the bidding of the cowards behind the curtain.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 14 July 2026
  • That’s the sign of a true coward.
    — Maria Bamford, Vulture, 23 June 2026
Definition of coward
Noun
  • Locate the Suckers Before you get started, find the plant’s main stems, which will have many secondary shoots or leaves, called suckers, growing off of them.
    — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 18 July 2026
  • And to die would have been a sucker’s dream, but this is a skull game chump and the past cannot help no man.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026
Definition of sucker
Noun
  • There’s a warm (sometimes, too warm) breeze in the air, the days stretch long into the evenings, and every landscape seems to burst with color—there’s simply no season quite like the summertime for a gathering.
    — Alexandra Ditch, Vogue, 20 July 2026
  • Lee builds a drone that simply lingers in the background, moving the way a morning breeze might, then plays against it.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
Definition of breeze
Noun
  • Stop Dirt In Its Tracks Add a doormat at the front door so that your family and guests will stop tracking in the dirt.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
  • According to Hackett, a standard-sized doormat isn't the best option for most entryways.
    — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 26 June 2026
Definition of doormat
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  • Robert Carlyle portrays Jack Ruby, the chameleon associate of organized crime and Jefferson White is playing Lee Harvey Oswald, the patsy that was set up by The Outfit.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 1 May 2026
  • Then Kay served notice that the White Sox, after losing the record 121 games in 2024, are through playing patsies.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of patsy
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  • Packing the Cooler Packing up drinks and snacks for a picnic, beach day, or lake day is a big task, and little hands were called on to choose the must-haves (lest grandma risk a tantrum on location).
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 July 2026
  • The pair was spotted packing on the PDA during a flirty picnic date in Brooklyn.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 27 July 2026
Definition of picnic
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  • The hearing in Barrow County court is expected to begin with victims’ families and survivors, many of whom spoke powerfully at Colt’s sentencing.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • Shanon Gray, an attorney representing the family of victim Kaylee Goncalves, disputed the significance of the evidence.
    — Michael Ruiz , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of victim
Noun
  • While CinemaCon 2026 brought us exciting news about new films, it was also bogged down with status quo nothings about how Amazon MGM still hasn’t found a new James Bond.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
  • When Dana, who, like Virginia, had been successful in writing pleasant but undistinguished nothings—in her case, songs for Billy Rose’s revues—decided to try taking on more serious music by studying with Boulanger, Virginia entered a deep downward spiral.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
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