Synonyms for success
səkˈsɛssuc·cess

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.7 / 3 votes

1. success

   Victory is the state resulting from the overcoming of an opponent or opponents in any contest, or from the overcoming of difficulties, obstacles, evils, etc., considered as opponents or enemies. In the latter sense any hard-won achievement, advantage, or success may be termed a victory. In conquest and mastery there is implied a permanence of state that is not implied in victory. Triumph, originally denoting the public rejoicing in honor of a victory, has come to signify also a peculiarly exultant, complete, and glorious victory. Compare CONQUER.

   Synonyms:
   achievement, advantage, conquest, mastery, supremacy, triumph, victory

   Antonyms:
   defeat, destruction, disappointment, disaster, failure, frustration, miscarriage, overthrow, retreat, rout

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. success

   Synonyms:
   achievement, luck, consummation, prosperity, victory, good-fortune

   Antonyms:
   failure, defeat, disaster, ruin

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. successnoun

   an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

   "let's call heads a success and tails a failure"; "the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs"

   Synonyms:
   winner, succeeder, achiever

   Antonyms:
   failure

2. successnoun

   an attainment that is successful

   "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success"

   Synonyms:
   winner, succeeder, achiever

   Antonyms:
   failure

3. successnoun

   a state of prosperity or fame

   "he is enjoying great success"; "he does not consider wealth synonymous with success"

   Synonyms:
   winner, succeeder, achiever

   Antonyms:
   failure

4. achiever, winner, success, succeedernoun

   a person with a record of successes

   "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success"

   Synonyms:
   winner, victor, succeeder, achiever

   Antonyms:
   failure

Matched Categories

1. • Attainment
   • Happening
   • Person
   • Prosperity

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. achievement

   when you achieve something you succeed at your goal.

   you can't have success at anything without achieving it.

   Submitted by JP03 on November 6, 2014  

2. acing

   good luck in acing this exam and more

   Submitted by rinat on August 11, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. successnoun

   Synonyms:
   issue, result

2. successnoun

   Synonyms:
   prosperity, luck, good fortune, good luck, lucky hit, fortunate hit, prosperous issue

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1. successnoun

   Synonyms:
   prosperity, triumph, victory, good fortune

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1. List of paraphrases for "success":

   successful, successes, achievement, succeed, successfully, al-najah, achievements, edu, najah, succès, luck, nagah, victory, accomplishment, triumph, chengkung, progress, avail, pass

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1. Frank Winn:

   There's no better feeling. It's indescribable, they made life worth living. They gave me a purpose to push towards my success. I live for them now. Everything I do is for them.

2. Michael Korda:

   Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibility... in the final analysis, the one quality that all successful people have... is the ability to take on responsibility.

3. Sidney Madwed:

   The birthplace of success for each person is in his Inner-Consciousness. The Inner-Consciousness will use whatever it is given. If constructive thoughts are planted positive outcomes will be the result. Plant the seeds of failure and failure will follow.

4. Samuel Smiles:

   Hope...is the companion of power, and the mother of success for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles.

5. Sidney Madwed:

   Without relationships, no matter how much wealth, fame, power, prestige and seeming success by the standards and opinions of the world one has, happiness will constantly eluded him.