surmountable

American  

[ser-moun-tuh-buhl] / sərˈmaʊn tə bəl /

adjective

1. (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.

2. (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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Other Word Forms

• surmountableness
  noun
• unsurmountable
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of surmountable

surmount ( def. ) + -able ( def. )