PUSHOVER Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

pushover

noun

ˈpu̇sh-ˌō-vər

Definition of pushover

as in coward

a person without strength of character pushovers who are afraid to discipline their little spoiled brat

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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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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 Courts were often pushovers and tended to excuse the lack of awareness about AI hallucinations. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026 Paraguay won’t be a pushover, though. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 12 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for pushover

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Noun

But Coyote has hitched his hopes for the mammoth case upon a man who could only be called a coward.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
The pundits feasted on her neutrality, most venomously Megyn Kelly, who called her a coward.

— Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of coward

Noun

In 2019, when Altamirano was mayor pro tem, a council member accused Altamirano of sucker-punching him.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Often, a tree grows suckers in response to stress from pests, diseases, or damage, or to difficult conditions such as inadequate root space or insufficient water.

— Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of sucker

Noun

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

Noun

Homecoming aside, there’s still the Trawler to worry about, a fact we’re reminded of when another victim turns up on a playground, this time with a pentagram carved into his back and fish corpses shoved into his wounds.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
After Bateman’s September 2022 arrest, his child victims were placed in protective custody.

— Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 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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