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Antonyms for success
səkˈsɛssuc·cess

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English Synonyms and Antonyms2.7 / 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.

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.5 / 2 votes

  1. success

    Antonyms:
    failure, defeat, disaster, ruin

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

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 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"

    Antonyms:
    failure

    Synonyms:
    winner, succeeder, achiever

  2. successnoun

    an attainment that is successful

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

    Antonyms:
    failure

    Synonyms:
    winner, succeeder, achiever

  3. successnoun

    a state of prosperity or fame

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

    Antonyms:
    failure

    Synonyms:
    winner, succeeder, achiever

  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"

    Antonyms:
    failure

    Synonyms:
    winner, victor, succeeder, achiever

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. successnoun

    Synonyms:
    prosperity, triumph, victory, good fortune

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. disappointment

    i'm a disappointment.... no, i'm a success.

    Submitted by anonymous on July 5, 2020  

How to use success in a sentence?

  1. Nicole Neily:

    Far too many elected officials have shown over the past two years that the 'consent of the governed' is little more than an inconvenient speed bump on the road to advancing their unpopular agendas. Mocking and dismissing the concerns of the community may be cathartic for petty dictators, but it is not a path to electoral success.

  2. Donald Trump:

    At Trump University, we teach success, that's what it's all about. Success. It's going to happen to you.

  3. Townes Van Zandt:

    I was just tapped on the shoulder from above and told to write these songs, as opposed to wanting to be a success in the music business.

  4. Andreas Simic:

    A goal, a plan for the goal and a strategy for the plan is what you need to be successful. The GOAL is where you want to go. The PLAN is the road map you use to get you there and the STRATEGY lays out the how and by when needed to achieve the plan. All are necessary steps in creating success

  5. Goa Kerle:

    Success isn't about attaining some external target, it is about living up to what you are, and you can't without the truth.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#1386success
#2278failure
#4134disaster
#5264destruction
#8135defeat
#8206retreat
#13243frustration
#14164ruin
#15535disappointment
#27471overthrow
#28401miscarriage
#38396rout

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