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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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While there have been successes, researchers that have evaluated these programs have found that there are many obstacles.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

One is the U.S. military’s tactical and operational successes on display in Operation Epic Fury.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

He said that Xi "congratulated me on so many tremendous successes."

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

The most significant hurdle for Nollywood, however, is building on its international successes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

My intense devotion to the cause of justice has led to this lengthy diatribe, and 1 feel that my Levy circle-within-a- circle is zooming upward to new successes and heights.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole