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succeed

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of succeed

1 to turn out as planned or desired

the advertising campaign that finally succeeded used humor to sell the product

Synonyms of succeed

click, come off, deliver, go, go over, pan out, work out

Words Related to succeed

catch on

flourish, prosper, thrive

cook, percolate

Phrases Synonymous with succeed

bear fruit, catch fire, deliver the goods, do the trick, go like clockwork

Near Antonyms of succeed

languish

flounder, struggle

decline, sink, skid, slip, slump, wane

crash, crater, crumble, flame out

choke, crack up, miscarry, misfire

fall down, go under

implode, self-destruct

Antonyms of succeed

bomb, collapse, fail, flop, flunk, fold, founder, miss, strike out, wash out

2 to reach a desired level of accomplishment

if you want to succeed in show business, you have to feel comfortable in front of an audience

Synonyms of succeed

arrive, flourish, prosper, thrive

Words Related to succeed

prevail, triumph, win

excel

Phrases Synonymous with succeed

come into one's own, cut it, cut the mustard, get ahead, get somewhere, get there, hack it, hit it big, make good, make it, make one's mark, make the grade

Near Antonyms of succeed

flounder, struggle

Antonyms of succeed

fail

3 to come after in time

only the results on election day will tell who will succeed the current president

Synonyms of succeed

follow, postdate, supervene

Words Related to succeed

displace, replace, supersede, supplant

ensue

Antonyms of succeed

antedate, precede, predate

Synonym Discussion of succeed

follow, succeed, ensue, supervene mean to come after something or someone. follow may apply to a coming after in time, position, or logical sequence.

- speeches followed the dinner

succeed implies a coming after immediately in a sequence determined by natural order, inheritance, election, or laws of rank.

- she succeeded her father as head of the business

ensue commonly suggests a logical consequence or naturally expected development.

- after the talk a general discussion ensued

supervene suggests the following or beginning of something unforeseen or unpredictable.

- unable to continue because of supervening circumstances

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