Antonyms 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.

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

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

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

1. success

   Antonyms:
   failure, defeat, disaster, ruin

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

Matched Categories

1. • Attainment
   • Happening
   • Person
   • Prosperity

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms: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"

   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:
   success, winner, victor, succeeder, achiever

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. successnoun

   Synonyms:
   prosperity, triumph, victory, good fortune

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 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. Marva Collins:

   Success doesn't come to you...you go to it.

2. Alicia Marin:

   We've basically created a 12-week boot camp style training program where participants come every day, four or five hours a day, and receive three industry-recognized credentials. Also, at the same time, [they] receive some essential life skills training and also resume writing, financial literacy, then we try and mitigate any difficulties through your work that they might have with employment down the road at the end of the training. So we take a holistic approach so at the end, they're ready to go in a construction entry level position and have success.

3. Jonathan Friedman:

   Challenges to books, specifically books by non-White male authors, are happening at the highest rates we've ever seen, what is happening in this country in terms of banning books in schools is unparalleled in its frequency, intensity, and success.

4. Marcel Proust:

   We must never be afraid to go too far, for success lies just beyond.

5. Todd Rosenbluth:

   Bill Gross obviously has a brand that resonates with investors but to gather major assets, investors want more - more of a longer track record with more success, bill Gross makes vocal investment calls, but investors want to see it translate into long-term results.

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