winnable

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/ˈwɪnəbəl/

adjective

Able to be won or achieved.

Opposite
unwinnable
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Meanings

adjectivewinnable (comparative more winnable, superlative most winnable)

comparative more winnable · superlative most winnable · alternative winable

  1. Able to be won or achieved.

    No winnable seat has been found for Mr. H. L. Nathan, a powerful recruit from the Liberal ranks, and poor Mr. Wedgwood Benn, an invaluable sniper for a party in Opposition, has been out of Parliament now since 1931.

    c. 1934, The Living Age, volume 351, page 30

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
unwinnable

Origin

From win + -able.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 有胜算的
  • 有胜算的able to be won
Finnish voitettavissa
  • voitettavissaable to be won
French gagnable
  • gagnableable to be won
German gewinnbar
  • gewinnbarable to be won
Italian vincibile
  • vincibileable to be won
Japanese 得られる, 勝ち目のある
  • 得られる (erareru)able to be won
  • 勝ち目のある (kachime no aru)able to be won
Spanish ganable
  • ganableable to be won
Cite this entry
APA

winnable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winnable

MLA

“winnable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winnable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “winnable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winnable.

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