Synonyms for succeed
səkˈsidsuc·ceed

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1. succeedverb

   Antonyms:
   fail, fall on ones face

2. succeedverb

   Antonyms:
   precede

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1. succeed

   A person succeeds when he accomplishes what he attempts, or attains a desired object or result; an enterprise or undertaking succeeds that has a prosperous result. To win implies that some one loses, but one may succeed where no one fails. A solitary swimmer succeeds in reaching the shore; if we say he wins the shore we contrast him with himself as a possible loser. Many students may succeed in study; a few win the special prizes, for which all compete. Compare FOLLOW.

   Synonyms:
   achieve, attain, flourish, prevail, prosper, thrive, win

   Antonyms:
   be defeated, come short, fail, fall short, lose, miscarry, miss

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1. succeed

   Synonyms:
   follow, supervene, prosper, flourish, ensue, thrive

   Antonyms:
   proceed, anticipate, fall

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1. succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goodsverb

   attain success or reach a desired goal

   "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

   Synonyms:
   gain ground, get through, acquire, gain, deliver the goods, break through, win, get ahead, provide, make headway, pull ahead, come after, follow, pull round, pull through, bring home the bacon, advance, survive, come through, make it

   Antonyms:
   miscarry, come before, go wrong, fail, precede

2. succeed, come after, followverb

   be the successor (of)

   "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"

   Synonyms:
   keep up, take after, adopt, watch over, comply, stick with, keep an eye on, deliver the goods, be, travel along, win, come, observe, play along, abide by, come after, watch, trace, follow, surveil, accompany, fall out, postdate, bring home the bacon, pursue, keep abreast, stick to, survey, come through, espouse, conform to

   Antonyms:
   precede, go wrong, miscarry, come before, fail

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1. succeedverb

   Synonyms:
   follow, come after, be subsequent to

2. succeedverb

   Synonyms:
   take the place of, assume the office of

3. succeedverb

   Synonyms:
   follow, ensue, come afterwards, come subsequently

4. succeedverb

   Synonyms:
   prosper, flourish, prevail, thrive, hit, make a hit, come on, be successful, meet with success, go on well, go on swimmingly, have a run of luck, hit the right nail on the head, turn up trumps, have the game in one's hands

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1. List of paraphrases for "succeed":

   success, prosper, thrive, succeeds, successful, achieve, pass, succeeded, succeeding, manage

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1. Michael Konda:

   The fastest way to succeed is to look as if you're playing by somebody else's rules, while quietly playing by your own.

2. Lindsay Wenndt:

   I have to trust my partner implicitly, i also have to trust Lindsay Wenndt that I'm going to succeed in at least one thing on that route that I don't think I can do.

3. Jim Duggar says he:

   They won't succeed, our show is the No. 1 show on TLC. It's a small group creating this fuss.

4. Theodor Seuss Geisel:

   And will you succeed? Yes you will indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)”

5. John Cornyn:

   It is no coincidence that these shootings mostly happen at public schools or soft targets, and the shooters are usually male teenagers who attended those schools, can we succeed in making our schools a safe place for mothers and fathers to send their children and where they're confident that everything humanly possible is being done to protect them ?