Superable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Able to be conquered or managed successfully
2. Describing issues or challenges that can be effectively addressed or dealt with
3. Capable of being successfully defeated or resolved

Etymology: "Superable" is a plain borrowing from Latin "superabilis", meaning "that may be surmounted." The Latin adjective is built from "superare", "to go over, rise above, surmount", which itself comes from "super", "over". So the word's core idea is physical: something you can climb over, the way a wall or a ridge can be crossed. English took the word directly from Latin, and its meaning has stayed close to that original image. Where the Latin sense was literal, the English one is figurative: a difficulty, obstacle or fear that can be overcome. The pattern is the same as in its near relative "insuperable", the opposite, which describes obstacles that cannot be got past.

Synonyms: conquerable, surmountable

Antonyms: insurmountable, unbeatable