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succeed
verb as in attain good outcome
Strongest matches
accomplish, achieve, benefit, flourish, gain, get, overcome, prevail, prosper, realize, thrive, triumph, win
Strong matches
acquire, arrive, avail, conquer, distance, earn, fulfill, hit, obtain, outdistance, outwit, possess, profit, reap, receive, recover, retrieve, score, secure, surmount, vanquish, work, worst
Weak matches
be successful, carry off, come off, do all right, do the trick, get to the top, grow famous, make a fortune, make good, make it, make out, pull off, turn out
verb as in come after; take the place of
Strong matches
accede, displace, ensue, follow, inherit, postdate, result, supersede, supervene, supplant
Weak matches
be subsequent, come into, come into possession, come next, enter upon, follow after, follow in order, go next
Example Sentences
She set out to find and meet Java, and eventually succeeded.
Should the Democrats succeed with most or all of the nominations, Trump will have around just 20 judicial vacancies to fill upon assuming office in January.
But they all accept that those who really want to make it from one side of the border to the other will probably eventually succeed.
“Resources have been wasted on bureaucracy and, far too often, on indoctrination instead of empowering students with the skills they need to succeed.”
This revival succeeds perhaps most fully in the welcoming embrace it extends to all.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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