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success

success

513 2.0
A person who has achieved a lot in their life or career
  • noun
  • /səkˈsɛs/
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  • And I think our ideas of success are too limited.

So in my eyes, I've been a success for those reasons.

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Examples

Synonyms

winner
vssuccess
1.0

A person or team that beats others in a competition

applies to lasting career and life attainment rather than single event victories
achiever
vssuccess
18 3.2

A person who reaches their goals through hard work and skill

focuses on wide career and life aims rather than effort as cause
succeeder
vssuccess
6.7

A person who often reaches their goals

attains major aims in career and life rather than steady small gains

Antonyms

failure
  • Offensive
405 2.7

A person who does not succeed at things they try

11 4.6

A person, often a student, who gets lower grades than they could

Compounds

56 3.0

A story about a person or group who reaches a big goal and inspires others

26 2.0

A very big result that makes many people very pleased

Doing well in a business, like making money or growing

A feeling that you have done well and feel proud

An idea about what it means to do well in life or work

A way to reach success in work or goals

An experience that helps someone make progress toward a goal

A very large win that brings much money or attention

A strong desire to succeed

fuel for success
  • Informal
4.2

A thing that gives a person energy and drive to do well

A very lively and much enjoyed result that people celebrate loudly

A person or project that is likely to become successful

An appearance of success that hides real problems

How Successful

star
1.1
success
513 2.0

Surface Forms

success singular
successes plural

Etymology

Success comes from an old Latin idea meaning 'to come after' or 'to follow' and shares its root with succeed, so a 'success' can mean a person who follows a plan and reaches their goals.