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winnable Definition

win·na·ble (win′ə bəl)

adjective

that can be won winnable wars, a winnable election

winnable Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • seat: Labor have selected three new ethnic minority candidates in safe or very winnable seats for the next general election, expected next year.
  • game: Two winnable games over the forthcoming Bank Holiday weekend present the perfect opportunity to prove it.
  • tie: And considering the Robins ' impressive home record this season, it looks an eminently winnable tie.
  • case: If we need to put some legal support behind them, and we think it is a winnable case, we will do so.
  • candidate: Of course most of these Approval Strategy articles are about less obvious situations in which there aren't completely unacceptable but winnable candidates.
  • constituency: Ron's offer to campaign in all winnable constituencies may have had a dual purpose.

Modifying Another Word

  • very: Labor have selected three new ethnic minority candidates in safe or very winnable seats for the next general election, expected next year.
  • potentially: Moreover, it is also targetting potentially winnable seats held by Labor and the Liberal Democrats.
  • eminently: And considering the Robins ' impressive home record this season, it looks an eminently winnable tie.
  • not: It is time to acknowledge the war on drugs is just not winnable.

Used with adjective complement

look: England's group looks winnable, although they haven't beaten Sweden for 47 years.