pushover

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of PUSHOVER

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

Synonyms doormat, jellyfish, namby-pamby, pushover, reed, wimp

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

Near Antonyms mensch

Antonyms stalwart

one who is easily deceived or cheated <scam artists mistakenly thinking that these farm families would be pushovers>

Synonyms chump, gull, mug [chiefly British], patsy, pigeon, pushover, sap, soft touch, sucker, tool

Near Antonyms cheat, cheater, confidence man, cozener, defrauder, dodger, hoaxer, shark, sharper, slicker, swindler, trickster

something that is easy to do <though the mountain is not especially high, the climb is very arduous and is definitely not a pushover>

Synonyms breeze, cake, cakewalk, child's play, cream puff, duck soup, kid stuff, picnic, pushover, roses, snap

Related Words no-brainer, nothing; sitting duck; gimme, laugher, walkaway

Near Antonyms brainteaser, poser, stumper, toughie (also toughy); bother, nuisance, trouble

Antonyms bear, beast, chore, headache, horror show, killer, labor, murder, pain, sticky wicket, stinker [slang]

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