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vanquishable

vanquishable

8.6
Can be defeated or overcome
  • adjective
  • /ˈvæŋkwɪʃəbl/
  • Formal
translation icon : vencible
  • Every opponent is vanquishable with the right strategy.

Examples

  • The army seemed strong, but with new tactics, they proved surprisingly vanquishable.

  • In the story, the monster was not as vanquishable as the villagers had hoped.

  • Her fears became vanquishable once she faced them with confidence.

  • The vanquishable foes fell one by one.

  • With determination and teamwork, they discovered that their greatest challenges were vanquishable.

  • The enemy forces appeared strong, but careful planning revealed them to be vanquishable.

  • She realized that self-doubt was vanquishable if she practiced self-affirmation.

Synonyms

beatable
vsvanquishable
4 3.7

Able to be defeated by an opponent

frames the idea as susceptibility to defeat rather than general capability
vincible
vsvanquishable
1 9.9

Able to be defeated

frames the idea as general susceptibility to defeat rather than denying immunity
conquerable
vsvanquishable
1 5.6

Can be defeated or brought under control

frames emphasis on susceptibility to defeat rather than the wider idea of control
subduable
vsvanquishable
8.2

Able to be controlled or made calm

frames focus on being open to defeat rather than only being controlled
resistible
vsvanquishable
3.9

Easy to refuse or overcome

frames the property as susceptibility to defeat rather than merely able to be opposed

Antonyms

92 6.5

Too strong to be defeated

30 3.4

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

How Vulnerable

defenseless
  • US
77 3.5
vulnerable
581 4.0
vanquishable
  • Formal
8.6
resistant
8 3.7
secure
318 3.2
invulnerable
22 7.7

Surface Forms

vanquishable positive

Morphology

vanquishable = vanquish (transparent) = vanquish + able

Meaning is directly derived from the verb 'vanquish' plus the productive adjectival suffix '-able' meaning 'able to be ...'.

Etymology

The word vanquishable comes from the verb vanquish, which means 'to defeat' and shares the same root as victory ('win'). The ending -able means 'can be', so vanquishable literally means 'can be defeated'.