Word Image
plural: successes
Part Of Speech
noun
Word Meaning
degree or measure of succeeding; satisfactory completion of something; the gaining of wealth, respect, or fame; a person or thing that succeeds
Word Family
succeed
succeeded
succeeding
successive
successively
successful
unsuccessful
successfully
succession
successor
Sentences
The costs have gone up, and the success rate has gone down.
The high success rate outweighed the few failures.
She is country music’s most recent success.
You may succeed where others have failed.
They sold their successful dry-cleaning business and retired to Hawaii.
The plan has successfully lowered many of our costs.
I have successfully completed my Master’s Degree.
The first season of the show was a critical success.
You are succeeding in creating a thriving business.
We owe the band’s success to good management and dedicated fans.
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