victorious

adjective

vic·​to·​ri·​ous vik-ˈtȯr-ē-əs 

1

a

: having won a victory

a victorious army

b

: of, relating to, or characteristic of victory

victorious exuberance

2

: evincing moral harmony or a sense of fulfillment : fulfilled

victoriously adverb

victoriousness noun

Examples of victorious in a Sentence

They were victorious over their enemies.

Recent Examples on the Web

All in all 26 horses ran in two races at the meet with three of them (Stellify, Street Beast, Quatrocento) being victorious in both. —Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

In Las Vegas, Netflix’s Canelo v Crawford Fight Night drew everyone from Mike Tyson and Tracy Morgan to Chance the Rapper, with Terence Crawford leaving the night victorious. —Okla Jones, Essence, 15 Sep. 2025

Pete would want two walkers to win the Long Walk going forward, so that friends could be victorious. —Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025

Then, Estévez ensured the Royals would walk away victorious and Avila earning his first big-league win. —Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing victorious

• emerge victorious

Rhymes for victorious

• inglorious
• laborious
• notorious
• sartorius
• uproarious
• vainglorious
• glorious
• meritorious

Kids Definition

victorious

adjective

vic·​to·​ri·​ous vik-ˈtōr-ē-əs 

-ˈtȯr-

: having won a victory

a victorious candidate

victoriously adverb