successful
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adjective \-fəl\Definition of SUCCESSFUL
1
: resulting or terminating in success <a successful attempt>
2
: gaining or having gained success <a successful investor>
— suc·cess·ful·ly \-fə-lē\ adverb
— suc·cess·ful·ness noun
See Examples of SUCCESSFUL
- <the play had a successful run on Broadway>
- <sold their successful dry-cleaning business and retired to Hawaii>
First Known Use of SUCCESSFUL
1588
Related to SUCCESSFUL
- Synonyms
- flourishing, going, palmy, prosperous, thriving, triumphant, in clover (also in the clover)
- Antonyms
- failed, unsuccessful
Rhymes with SUCCESSFUL
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