surmountable

Definitions of surmountable
  1. adjective
    capable of being surmounted or overcome
    “situations of measurable and surmountable danger”
    synonyms:
    conquerable
    subject to being conquered or overcome
    conquerable, superable
    capable of being surmounted or excelled
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    antonyms:
    insurmountable
    not capable of being surmounted or overcome
    unconquerable
    not capable of being conquered or vanquished or overcome
    impossible
    not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
    insuperable, unconquerable
    incapable of being surmounted or excelled
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  2. adjective
    capable of being surmounted
    synonyms: climbable
    passable
    able to be passed or traversed or crossed
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