Entry Word: victory

Function: noun

Meaning: an instance of defeating an enemy or opponent <with great effort, our team managed an upset victory in the final moments>

Synonyms triumph, win

Related Words conquest, mastery, subjugation, vanquishing; landslide, shutout, sweep; success; takeover

Near Antonyms upset; collapse, debacle (also débâcle), failure, fizzle, flop, folding, nonsuccess, washout; decline, slip, slump, wane; lurch, setback

Antonyms beating, defeat, licking, loss, overthrow, rout, shellacking, trimming, whipping