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do well

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success n.
come along v.
flourish v.
get ahead v.
go far v.
prosper v.

NOUN

success

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplishment achievement advance benefit boom fame gain happiness profit progress prosperity realization triumph victory win

STRONG

arrival ascendancy attainment clover consummation eminence fortune fruition hit killing laugher maturation reward savvy sensation snap strike successfulness walkaway walkover

WEAK

bed of roses big hit easy street flying colors good luck good times grand slam gravy train happy days lap of luxury éclat

Antonyms

STRONGEST

defeat failure forfeit loss misfortune sadness sorrow unhappiness

STRONG

inferiority unfulfillment

VERB

come along

Synonyms

WEAK

get on improve mend perk up pick up rally recover recuperate show improvement

VERB

flourish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bloom blossom boom develop expand multiply succeed thrive

STRONG

amplify arrive augment batten burgeon flower go increase score wax

WEAK

be on top of heap bear fruit come along get ahead get on go great guns hit it big live high on hog make out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease fail lessen lose shrink shrivel wither

WEAK

cease hinder languish stunt

VERB

get ahead

Synonyms

WEAK

advance be successful climb flourish get on leave behind make good outdo outmaneuver overtake progress prosper surpass thrive

Antonyms

WEAK

fail fall behind

VERB

go far

Synonyms

WEAK

achieve advance get ahead get on make a name move up in the world progress rise succeed

Antonyms

WEAK

fail

VERB

prosper

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bloom blossom catch on flourish multiply thrive

STRONG

advance arrive augment batten bear benefit fatten flower gain increase produce progress rise score yield

WEAK

be enriched bear fruit become rich become wealthy do wonders fare well feather nest get on get there go places go to town grow rich hit it big hit the jackpot make a killing make good make it make mark make money make out strike it rich turn out well

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail languish shrink shrivel wither

STRONG

decline decrease lose recede refuse retreat retrogress stop

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do well

The Securities and Exchange Commission has just proposed allowing fund managers to charge members of the public extra “performance fees” if they do well.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

“I didn’t do well in the financial modeling test,” Waldron said on Inside Blackstone, a podcast from the private-investment firm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Gross expects the film to do well overseas, which should stem some of the losses.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

She grafted hard to do well at school and got a first-class degree from the University of Central Lancashire.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

“Yes! I am your mother, and you would do well to remember it!”

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

do well

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