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 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

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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

The Maryland Terrapins rolled these suckers out in the early 2010s and subsequently burned the retinas of college football fans all over the country.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
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

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

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

And we were invited to be on the bill with the Outlaw Tour people, which included Willie’s Fourth of July picnic.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
The modest park sits on less than one acre of land off Parkwood Avenue and includes a playground, a picnic shelter and green space.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of picnic

Noun

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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