SUCCEEDED Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

succeeded

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past tense of succeed

as in went

to turn out as planned or desired the advertising campaign that finally succeeded used humor to sell the product

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as in flourished

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

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as in followed

to come after in time only the results on election day will tell who will succeed the current president

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Recent Examples of succeeded Nuno, who succeeded Graham Potter in late September on a three-year deal, has overseen 36 games, losing 16, winning 11 and drawing nine. —

Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 18 May 2026 The government succeeded in reversing the fiscal deficit and achieving a budget surplus — a rare result in Argentina’s recent history — but the social cost of the austerity measures has drawn criticism. —

Clara Preve, Fortune, 16 May 2026 Many of them have overcome the odds and succeeded for three or more generations, too. —

Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 At a baseline level, artists who have been inducted twice into the Rock Hall have succeeded in accomplishing distinct and separate careers, such as — to go back to the Genesis of it all — Peter Gabriel. —

Devon Ivie, Vulture, 14 May 2026 The high-profile dispute presents an early challenge for Disney Chief Executive Josh D’Amaro, who succeeded longtime chief Bob Iger in March. —

Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026 He was succeeded by his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, who is considered more of an ideological extremist than his father. —

Michael Collins, USA Today, 8 May 2026 The two-qubit gates were executed successfully over 99 percent of the time, while teleportation succeeded about 87 percent of the time. —

ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026 In the 40 years since Batson was decided, the Death Penalty Information Center has identified only 68 cases across 16 states in which a capital defendant succeeded in getting a conviction or death sentence reversed because of racial discrimination in jury selection. —

Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 8 May 2026

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But the fairy godmother’s spell wore off early in Game 6, which was just 62 seconds old when Vegas went ahead to stay.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
Heartland recruit Sammy Atkinson went 3-for-4 with three runs and two triples, including a leadoff triple that sparked a three-run seventh as the Celtics (16-14) came back from a 5-3 deficit.

— Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026