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success

success

1.0
Getting what you want after working hard
  • noun
  • /səkˈsɛs/
translation icon : éxito
  • Your support is a huge part of the team's success.
  • achieve success
  • key to success
  • chance of success

Then a few of us humans find success that we get complacent.

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Examples

  • His latest book was a remarkable success, topping bestseller lists for weeks.

  • The fate of the nation hangs on the success of this mission.

  • Teach people how they can model success too, right?

  • And so that was a very nice success and launch.

  • So you have success but you paid for it.

  • Oh, I think that is a great success personally.

  • In the past, it was known for its success in industries like steel.

  • Success never stays success because success is based upon failure.

  • The Bamboo Bar is a success.

  • Do not think of today's failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

victory
vssuccess
1.0

A win against an opponent or a difficult problem

is the general result, not limited to contests or direct opposition
achievement
vssuccess
344 2.3

A success you reach after working hard

focuses on the result or state rather than the action
accomplishment
vssuccess
184 3.4

A successful task or goal that you finish

is broader, covering general results beyond single tasks or acts
fulfillment
vssuccess
  • US
58 3.6

A feeling of happiness and satisfaction when you achieve something important

focuses on the outcome itself rather than the emotional satisfaction it brings
winning
vssuccess
50 2.1

A success achieved after hard effort

includes any result people want, not only competitive top placements
fruition
vssuccess
32 7.0

The successful end of a plan or project

is any result people want, not only realization of plans or projects
huge success
vssuccess
26 2.0

A very big result that makes many people very pleased

covers all outcomes including small ones, not only exceptionally large ones
arrival
vssuccess
23 2.3

A successful result after much effort that shows you reached a goal

is the general result or state, not focused on prior effort or waiting
attainment
vssuccess
9 4.7

Reaching a goal or level through effort

is broader, applying to any result not only reaching a set level
grand achievement
vssuccess
1 3.9

An important success that shows great skill and effort

is any positive outcome, not necessarily large or notable
successfulness
vssuccess
3.8

The state of having done well and reached goals

emphasizes the result or quality rather than the act of reaching it
bumper success
vssuccess
3.7

A very large win that brings much money or attention

is general for any result, not limited to seasonal or business gains

Antonyms

557 1.3

Not reaching what was planned or expected

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

triumph
262 3.3
success
1.0
failure
557 1.3

Surface Forms

success singular
successes plural

Etymology

Success comes from a Latin idea of 'what comes after' and is the same root as succeed, so success is the result or outcome that follows your effort.