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crushable

crushable

1 5.9
Easy to defeat by stronger opponents in a contest
  • adjective
  • /ˈkrʌʃəbl/
  • Informal
translation icon : derrotable
  • Our opponents seem crushable this time around.

Examples

  • In the competition, her team was seen as crushable by their much stronger opponents.

  • The new players on the team felt crushable against the seasoned veterans in the tournament.

  • The underdog team looked surprisingly crushable after losing their best player to injury.

  • Analysts predicted the new candidate would be crushable in the upcoming debate.

  • Without proper defense, their strategy made them completely crushable by stronger opponents.

  • The team was surprisingly crushable this season.

  • He realized that his overconfidence made him crushable in the final match.

Synonyms

beatable
vscrushable
4 3.7

Able to be defeated by an opponent

is defeated with little effort or overwhelmed quickly

Antonyms

invincible
92 6.5

Too strong to be defeated

unbeatable
30 3.4

Very hard to beat in a contest, like a team or player

How Beatable

crushable
  • Informal
1 5.9
easy
∞ 1.0
vulnerable
581 4.0
tough
250 1.7
formidable
133 7.0

Surface Forms

crushable positive

Morphology

crushable = crush (transparent) = crush + able

Regular adjectival formation from the verb 'crush' yielding 'able to be crushed/defeated'; the competitive sense is a straightforward metaphorical extension.

Etymology

Crushable comes from the verb crush, which can mean 'to defeat or destroy', and the ending -able, meaning 'can be'. So crushable means 'easy to beat or overwhelm', which is why we use it for teams or plans that are weak in a competition.