push over

Soft touch person

To push over is to topple something or someone by pushing: The wind pushed over the garbage cans.

A pushover, written as one word, is something easily accomplished or a person easily persuaded or defeated: The exam was a pushover, He's a pushover for a sad story.

topple

knock down

Cause to collapse

unbalance · fell · flatten · bowl over · tumble · collapse · capsize · upend · floor · deck

bully

intimidate

Instill fear to control

bulldoze · pressure · browbeat · overpower · manipulate · exploit · target · victimize · harass · torment

Categories
Opposites
assertiveness and resistance

push overtough cookie

Resilient, unyielding person

force to be reckoned with · hard nut to crack · fighter · immovable · strong-willed

negotiating strength

push overshark

Cartilaginous marine predator

hard-nosed · wheeler-dealer · ruthless · cutthroat · uncompromising

physical/metaphorical force resistance

push overrock

Solid earthen material

unmovable · solid as a rock · anchored · steadfast · rooted

Family

pushover, pushovers

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G