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surmountable

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to be surmounted or overcome; defeatable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Now that we have done the impossible we can finish it, all that remain are rather easy and surmountable obstacles.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: superable

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

capable of being surmounted or overcome

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • situations of measurable and surmountable danger

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: insurmountable

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

capable of being surmounted

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: climbable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English surmount Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English surmountable From surmount + -able.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: преодолим (preodolim) — able to be surmounted or overcome; defeatable
  • German: überwindbar — able to be surmounted or overcome; defeatable
  • German: überspringbar — able to be surmounted or overcome; defeatable
  • German: passierbar — able to be surmounted or overcome; defeatable
  • Hungarian: leküzdhető — able to be surmounted or overcome; defeatable
  • Hungarian: legyőzhető — able to be surmounted or overcome; defeatable
  • Hungarian: áthidalható — able to be surmounted or overcome; defeatable
  • Latin: superābilis — able to be surmounted or overcome; defeatable
  • Turkish: aşılabilir — able to be surmounted or overcome; defeatable