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:
   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. Bill Gates:

   It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure

2. Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe:

   Pray that success will not come any faster than you are able to endure it.

3. Andre Hawit:

   Success is a side effect of doing the right things in the right time

4. Ronny Jackson:

   Here’s a solution: finish building the wall, fully reimplement the Remain in Mexico policy, and stop undermining our brave border patrol officers at every turn, president Trump’s successful approach to immigration gave us the most secure border in history, and Joe Biden started undoing that success on day one.

5. Sebastian Siegloch:

   A precondition for the success of the app is that it has to be safe and anonymous, and state-of-the-art in terms of the technology, with regard to the latter I am only mildly optimistic as East Germany is lagging behind in terms of digitization compared to other countries.

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