surmountable

[ ser-moun-tuh-buhl ]

/ sərˈmaʊn tə bəl /

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adjective

(of a difficulty or challenge) able to be overcome; manageable: The task of reducing corruption is daunting, to say the least, but the challenges are surmountable.

(of a physical barrier or high place) able to be climbed or to be gotten past or over: The low mountain range acts as a surmountable geographical barrier between the two regions, allowing access but still creating regional identities.

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Origin of surmountable

surmount + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM surmountable

sur·mount·a·ble·ness, nounun·sur·mount·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby surmountable

surjection, surjective, surly, surmise, surmount, surmountable, surmullet, surname, surpass, surpassing, surplice

How to use surmountable in a sentence

Katie believed she could surmount any challenge she faced even as she remained highly dependent on her family — “Team Katie Stevo,” they call themselves — to advance.
This AI whiz could be the next Elon Musk or Steve Jobs, but first she has to navigate being 18|Taylor Telford|November 5, 2020|Washington Post
Either one of these alone is surmountable for a skilled and ambitious politician.
Why I'd Rather be a Black Republican|Jamelle Bouie|February 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her successes come easy enough to her that any obstacles seem surmountable.
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Sometimes, it bothers me when the problems that come between people are easily surmountable.
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To be sure, the rent conrol issues are daunting, but they're at least theoretically surmountable.
Hell, No, Not So Low|Megan McArdle|October 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
We also seem to be on the edge of a new continent, separated not by oceans but by subtle and surmountable psychic conditions.
The Coming of the Fairies|Arthur Conan Doyle
Finally, she guessed Berthas present difficulty; and it seemed easily surmountable.
Mrs. Craddock|W. Somerset Maugham
When a foreign language ceases to offer such surmountable difficulties, we leave it for something else that does offer them.
Outlines of Educational Doctrine|John Frederick Herbart
He had counted upon all obstacles but this; and all other obstacles were surmountable, but this was insurmountable.
Wenderholme|Philip Gilbert Hamerton
Once at least within historic memory the barrier of the Caucasus had proved to be surmountable.
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