Synonyms of bear fruit

bear fruit

phrase

as in succeed

to turn out as planned or desired

They had hoped to start a successful business, but their plans did not bear fruit.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succeed
• go
• go over
• click
• catch fire
• deliver the goods
• work out
• come off
• pan out
• deliver
• do the trick
• catch on
• flourish
• go like clockwork
• thrive
• prosper
• cook
• percolate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strike out
• fail
• wash out
• miss
• founder
• collapse
• fold
• bomb
• struggle
• flop
• decline
• slip
• languish
• flounder
• sink
• slump
• skid
• flunk
• crumble
• crater
• crash
• wane
• fall down
• choke
• go under
• flame out
• crack up
• misfire
• miscarry
• implode
• self-destruct

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bear fruit

How to Harvest After several years, your date palm tree will be ready to bear fruit. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 14 Sep. 2026

Yet persistent American pressure on the remaining jihadi havens bore fruit over time. — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026

Amer said the Lebanese army was prepared to take on more pilot zones if political negotiations bear fruit but warned the effort won’t succeed if conditions mirror the first attempt. — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

This is also the time to thin out crowded canes and remove any that are too weak to bear fruit. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026