PREVAILED Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

prevailed

verb

past tense of prevail

as in won

to achieve victory (as in a contest) we shall prevail despite the overwhelming odds

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as in survived

to continue to operate or to meet one's needs a custom that still prevails in many areas of Africa

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Recent Examples of prevailed North Side ultimately prevailed, using a strong defensive performance and a late touchdown to secure a 10-2 victory. — Raul Avila, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026 Villegas prevailed in a caustic primary over state lawmaker Jasmeet Bains, a moderate who was backed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 Elder incumbents prevailed in the other primaries that were generational referendums. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Northern Illinois may not be a major player in domestic wine production—in fact, Winnebago County is home to exactly one winery—but the eager tourist in me who loves quirky roadside attractions prevailed. — Brian Cicioni, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2026 Despite a major shift in the Puerto Rican vote in the 2024 gubernatorial elections, where the pro-independence candidate Juan Dalmau took over 30 percent of the vote (largely thanks to young people), the statehood party prevailed. — Vanessa Diaz, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026 Play resumed on Monday afternoon, with Boisson taking the second set, but Navarro prevailed in the third to seal the win. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026 In the rest of the state, Graham prevailed — including in the Charleston area, where former governor and congressman Mark Sanford endorsed Norman after his own Senate campaign faltered. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Falwell correctly sensed vulnerability in the uneasy alliance between rationalism and Christianity that had prevailed since the eighteenth-century Enlightenment. — Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026

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Ukraine is urgently trying to improve its air defenses as Russia's invasion stretches into its fifth year, and on Thursday won pledges of more support from Canada.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
Banks ,who won a Best Melodic Rap Performance Grammy in 2024, was found not guilty of conspiracy, stalking using a dangerous weapon, stalking resulting in death, and two counts involving murder-for-hire.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of won

Verb

Foremost among them was the American sense of invulnerability, which had survived lesser terrorist acts.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Few acts from their class survived, or thrived, but Duran Duran has enjoyed a rare, late-career renaissance.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of survived

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The sport previously competed just shy of 19 miles north of Madrid, at Circuito del Jarama, and F1’s tenure at that track lasted from 1968 to 1981, though four of those years were spent at Montjuïc Circuit in Barcelona.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
This inaugurated the transatlantic African slave trade, which lasted until 1808, when it was banned by Congress.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of lasted

Verb

Police were not required to refer people to services, treatment providers received no additional funding, and waitlists persisted.

— Karyn Sporer, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
But even if United had drawn this game 0-0, those doubts about the squad would have persisted.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026