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more successful

ADJECTIVE

favorable, profitable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fortunate fruitful happy lucky lucrative outstanding prosperous rewarding strong wealthy

WEAK

acknowledged advantageous ahead of the game at the top at top of ladder auspicious bestselling blooming blossoming booming champion crowned efficacious extraordinary flourishing fortuitous moneymaking notable noteworthy on track out in front paying rolling thriving top triumphant unbeaten undefeated victorious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad hopeless poor sad unfortunate unhappy unlucky unsuccessful

WEAK

forfeiting losing unfavorable unprofitable

Example Sentences

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That is the irony of China’s robot push: that, the more successful it becomes, the more likely foreign governments are to restrict it.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

He has been more successful than Celtic could have hoped for when they brought him out of retirement after Brendan Rodgers' acrimonious departure, and again following Wilfried Nancy's ill-fated eight-game spell.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

While that gain wasn’t as high as when Jobs was at the helm, Cook took over a much more successful company than Jobs did.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Bitcoin mining companies have made one of the more successful pivots—at least so far.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“Yes, Foaly. Don’t act so surprised. I have more successful recons under my belt than any officer in history. Plus I did my basic training in Ireland. Back in the top hat and shillelagh days.”

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer