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ascendible

ascendible

7.9
Easy to climb
  • adjective
  • /əˈsɛndəbl/
translation icon : ascendible
  • The steep hill was barely ascendible after the heavy snowfall.

Examples

  • Only the most experienced climbers found the rocky cliff ascendible.

  • The mountain is ascendible in the summer.

  • The ancient staircase remained safe and ascendible despite its age.

  • Is this trail ascendible for beginners?

  • The ancient staircase remained safe and ascendible despite its age.

  • Only the most experienced climbers found the rocky cliff ascendible.

  • The steep hill was barely ascendible after the heavy snowfall.

Synonyms

surmountable
vsascendible
2 4.8

Possible to get past or deal with

describes physical climbability rather than the ability to overcome something
ascendable
vsascendible
6.4

Something you can climb, like a hill

has identical meaning but is spelled with an i instead of an e
climbable
vsascendible
2.0

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

focuses on the simple possibility of being gone up rather than fitness
superable
vsascendible
9.9

A difficulty you can overcome

refers to being physically able to be gone up rather than abstract defeat

Antonyms

descendable
5.8

Possible to go down safely, often with care

How Climbable

easy
∞ 1.0
ascendible
7.9
difficult
∞ 1.6
unclimbable
1 4.7

Surface Forms

ascendible positive

Morphology

ascendible = ascend (transparent) = ascend + ible

Formed directly from the verb 'ascend' with the adjectival suffix '-ible', yielding the straightforward meaning 'able to be ascended'.

Etymology

Ascendible comes from the same root as ascend, which means 'to climb', plus the ending -ible, meaning 'able'. So ascendible literally means 'able to be climbed', which is why we use it for stairs, hills, or cliffs you can go up.