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suc·cess (sək ses′)

noun

  1. Obsolete result; outcome
    1. a favorable or satisfactory outcome or result
    2. something having such an outcome
  3. the gaining of wealth, fame, rank, etc.
  4. a successful person

Etymology: L successus < pp. of succedere: see succeed

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success Synonyms

success

n.

  1. The fact of succeeding

    achieving, gaining, prospering, attaining, accomplishing, progressing, advancing, triumphing, making a fortune, finishing, completion, consummation, doing, culmination, conclusion, termination, resolution, completion, end, attainment, realization, maturation, breakthrough, victory, triumph, accomplishment, benefiting, profiting, having good luck, being out in front*, making a noise in the world*, making a ten strike*.

    Antonyms failure*, disappointment*, failing. *

  2. The fact of having succeeded to a high degree

    fortune, good luck, achievement, gain, benefit, prosperity, victory, advance, attainment, progress, profit, prosperous issue, the life of Riley, bed of roses, favorable outcome.

    Antonyms defeat*, loss*, disaster. *

  3. A successful person or thing

    celebrity, famous person, leader, authority, master, expert, man of fortune, somebody*, star*, gallery hit*, bell-ringer*, VIP*, tops*, smash*, worldbeater*. *

    Antonyms failure*, loser*, nonentity.


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success Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • achieve: The first Building Control team to achieve four successes in Charter Mark, the latter being the new Charter Mark Standard.

Adjective modifier

  • huge: Already a huge success in Asian markets, the drink has now been adapted to Western tastes.

Modifies a noun

  • story: The consumer success stories of the internet will be the future success stories of mobile.

Noun used with modifier

  • sell-out: Judging by the response we have had, we believe that this development will soon be a sell-out success.
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success quotes

'Tis not in mortals to command success, But we'll do more, Sempronius; we'll deserve it.

-Addison,Joseph

Eighty percent of success is showing-up.

-Allen,Woody pseudonym of  Allen Stewart Konigsberg

   When success happens to an English writer, he acquires a new typewriter.When success happens to an American writer, he acquires a new life.

-Amis, Martin Louis

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