winnable

American  

[win-uh-buhl] / ˈwɪn ə bəl /

adjective

1. that can be won.

   a winnable war.

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Other Word Forms

• unwinnable adjective
• winnability noun

Etymology

Origin of winnable

First recorded in 1535–45; win ¹ + -able

Example Sentences

Jim Harbaugh’s Chargers — a banged-up M-A-S-H unit all season — hit one final wall in a game that seemed maddeningly winnable.

From Los Angeles Times

“Was this going to be a project that was going to be winnable? And the answer was yes. Geographically, we’re a small state, three hours north to south, three hours east to west, so we don’t have to fly around like California or New York or Michigan. You can access all these places and still go back and sleep in your own bed. And we have a small population of only 1.4 million people and we are political junkies here.”

From Salon

It should present a winnable tie for England, though no-one wants to meet Erling Haaland's Norway.

From BBC

With the second bye behind them and USC’s season at a crossroads, Lincoln Riley has spent the better part of two weeks focusing his team on what’s in front of them — a stretch of three winnable games — and not behind them — a demoralizing defeat at Notre Dame.

From Los Angeles Times

The Hoosiers have a highly winnable six games left in their regular season and a very decent shot to run the table before the Big Ten title game.

From The Wall Street Journal