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 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 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 postdate, follow, superveneWords Related to succeed displace, replace, supersede, supplant; ensueAntonyms of succeed antedate, precede, predate