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. Helen Hayes:

   My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that 'achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others, and that's nice, too, but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success.'

2. Aydian Dowling:

   My confidence is my success, success is any time you have a moment of feeling happy. Success is this interview. Success is any kind of barrier you break down in your life.

3. Goa Kerle:

   We seek success to avoid failure but avoiding failure reduces the chances of success. So, seek success to avoid failure, don't avoid failure to seek success. Because if you avoid failure you will fail to avoid failure.

4. Hisham Genena:

   I am keen on the success of any president because his success is our success... but the attitude I'm seeing of using a security grip or reproducing the police state will not be productive, when political parties are absent, NGOs are absent, local media is being crushed, international media too... is that a sign of a healthy environment in which a country can flourish?

5. Harsh Malik:

   Success can’t be achieved without a purpose. Success cannot come to you . You need to GO to it. SUCCESS comes to those who first seek guidance, to make a decision, to take the right action. Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall. Success is a continuous process of improving what you do, everyday.