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superable

superable

9.9
A difficulty you can overcome
  • adjective
  • /ˈsuːpərəbəl/
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  • The challenges we face are difficult but ultimately superable with determination and teamwork.

Examples

  • No obstacle is truly insurmountable; every problem is superable in some way.

  • He believes that prejudice is a superable barrier through education and open dialogue.

  • This problem is superable.

  • The challenges we face are superable with teamwork.

  • He believes that prejudice is a superable barrier through education and open dialogue.

  • No obstacle is truly insurmountable; every problem is superable in some way.

  • The challenges we face are difficult but ultimately superable with determination and teamwork.

Synonyms

beatable
vssuperable
4 3.7

Able to be defeated by an opponent

also covers being outdone or excelled
surmountable
vssuperable
2 4.8

Possible to get past or deal with

also includes being surpassed or outdone
conquerable
vssuperable
1 5.6

Can be defeated or brought under control

also can mean being surpassed or excelled
vincible
vssuperable
1 9.9

Able to be defeated

also implies ability to be surpassed or outperformed
subduable
vssuperable
8.2

Able to be controlled or made calm

focuses more on being overcome or surpassed than on control

Antonyms

insurmountable
33 8.5

Impossible to get past

unmanageable
12 6.2

Hard to control or deal with

How Surmountable

trivial
121 3.9
superable
9.9
difficult
∞ 1.6

Surface Forms

superable positive

Morphology

superable = super (opaque) = super + able

Although formally analysable as 'super' + '-able', the meaning 'able to be overcome' comes from Latin superare rather than the productive modern sense of 'super', so learners will not reliably infer the sense.

Etymology

Superable comes from super (seen in words like superior) meaning 'over' or 'above' and the ending -able meaning 'can be'. So something superable is something you can 'get over' or overcome.