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ascendable

ascendable

6.4
Something you can climb, like a hill
  • adjective
  • /əˈsɛndəbl/
translation icon : ascendible
  • The steep hillside was barely ascendable without special equipment.

Examples

  • Many hikers find the rocky path ascendable despite its challenging incline.

  • The mountain is ascendable during the summer months.

  • The ancient staircase remained ascendable after centuries of use.

  • Look at that ascendable rock face!

  • Many hikers find the rocky path ascendable despite its challenging incline.

  • The ancient staircase remained ascendable after centuries of use.

  • The mountain is ascendable during the summer months.

Synonyms

attainable
vsascendable
17 3.9

Possible to achieve or reach

focuses on climbing action rather than achieving an abstract goal
surmountable
vsascendable
2 4.8

Possible to get past or deal with

involves physical upward movement, not just overcoming problems
ascendible
vsascendable
7.9

Easy to climb

is identical in meaning but spelled with an a instead of an i
climbable
vsascendable
2.0

Something you can go up using your hands and feet, like a tree or wall

describes general ability to be gone up rather than only physical suitability
superable
vsascendable
9.9

A difficulty you can overcome

refers specifically to being able to be climbed or gone up

How Climbable

ascendable
6.4
climbable
2.0
unclimbable
1 4.7

Surface Forms

ascendable positive

Morphology

ascendable = ascend (transparent) = ascend + able

Formed by adding the productive suffix '-able' to the verb 'ascend'; meaning 'capable of being ascended' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Ascendable comes from the root ascend, which means 'to climb up', plus the ending -able, which means 'able to'. So something ascendable is 'able to be climbed', which is why we use it for paths or stairs you can go up.