successes

NOUN

favorable outcome

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 do well 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

Example Sentences

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successes

Given the recent successes, I did go ahead and re-up for next year because I’m feeling optimistic.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Today, I feel very differently, as I am sure people connected with the other clubs affected by City's successes in the same period, between 2009 and 2018, do too.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Those successes have depended on digitally unrolling CT scans and then using machine learning to detect extremely subtle changes in texture or shape associated with ancient ink.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

It’s tempting to extrapolate our successes or sacrifices and say, “I did it. Why can’t you?”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

The initial successes of both Pizarro and Cortes did attract native allies.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond