| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | defeat, victory |
| Synonyms: | acquisition, annexation, appropriation, big win, clean sweep, conquering, coup, defeating, discomfiture, grand slam, invasion, killing*, occupation, overthrow, rout, routing, score, splash*, subdual, subjection, subjugation, success, takeover, triumph, vanquishment, win |
| Antonyms: | failure, forfeit, loss, surrender, yielding |
| Main Entry: | triumph |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | victory, achievement |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, ascendancy, attainment, big hit, big win, cinch, clean sweep, conquest, coup, feat, feather in cap, gain, grand slam, hit, hole in one, homer, pushover, riot, score, sell, sensation, shoo-in, smash-hit, splash, success, sure bet, sure thing, surmounting, takeover, the gold, tour de force, vanquishing, vanquishment, walkover, win |
| Antonyms: | disaster, failure, forfeit, loss |
| Main Entry: | victory |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | win, success |
| Synonyms: | achievement, advantage, ascendancy, bull's-eye, clean sweep, conquest, control, defeat, defeating, destruction, dominion, feather in cap, gain, grand slam, hit, hole in one, killing*, laurels, mission accomplished, overthrow, prize, subjugation, superiority, supremacy, sweep, the gold, triumph, upper hand, upset, winning |
| Antonyms: | defeat, failure, forfeit, loss |
| Main Entry: | clean slate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | new start |
| Synonyms: | clean hands, clean sweep, clear conscience, fresh start, new beginning, square one, tabula rasa |