pushover

push·over

noun \ˈpu̇sh-ˌō-vər\

Definition of PUSHOVER

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

Examples of PUSHOVER

1. They thought the first team they played would be a pushover.
2. The exam was a pushover.
3. Dad's a pushover. He'll let me do anything I want.

First Known Use of PUSHOVER

1906

Related to PUSHOVER

Synonyms: doormat, jellyfish, namby-pamby, weakling, reed, wimp

Antonyms: stalwart

Related Words: coward, milquetoast, mouse, nebbish, nervous Nellie (or nervous Nelly), pussy [slang], wuss (also wussy); sheep

Near Antonyms: mensch

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Rhymes with PUSHOVER

allover, all over, bind over, blow over, boil over, bowl over, changeover, chew over, comb-over, come over, crossover, cross over, cutover, flashover, flyover, get over, give over, go over, hand over, hangover, Hannover, holdover, hold over, in clover, kick over, knock over, layover, lay over, leftover, lie over, look over, makeover, make over, mess over, moreover, once-over, Passover, pass over, pick over, popover, pullover, pull over, put over, red clover, Rickover, rollover, roll over, runover, run over, sea rover, slipover, spillover, stopover, strikeover, sweet clover, takeover, take over, talk over, throw over, tide over, turnover, turn over, voice-over, walkover, walk over, warmed-over, watch over, wingover, work over