Synonyms of succeeded

succeeded

verb

past tense of succeed

1

as in went

to turn out as planned or desired

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• went
• clicked
• delivered
• worked out
• flourished
• went over
• caught fire
• came off
• prospered
• bore fruit
• panned out
• delivered the goods
• thrived
• went like clockwork
• did the trick
• caught on
• cooked
• percolated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failed
• missed
• collapsed
• folded
• struck out
• struggled
• foundered
• flopped
• washed out
• flunked
• bombed
• languished
• floundered
• declined
• slipped
• waned
• sank
• slumped
• skidded
• crumbled
• crashed
• choked
• cratered
• misfired
• miscarried
• fell down
• cracked up
• went under
• imploded
• flamed out
• self-destructed

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flourished
• thrived
• prospered
• arrived
• excelled
• won
• made it
• got there
• got ahead
• made good
• made the grade
• cut it
• got somewhere
• prevailed
• hacked it
• triumphed
• hit it big
• cut the mustard
• made one's mark
• came into one's own

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failed
• struggled
• floundered

3

as in followed

to come after in time

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• followed
• replaced
• supervened
• superseded
• supplanted
• postdated
• ensued
• displaced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preceded
• antedated
• predated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of succeeded

However, the State Board of Health withdrew the regulatory action on July 30, approximately six months after Spanberger succeeded Youngkin as governor. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Arévalo, before winning the presidency, was best known as the son of the man who succeeded Ubico, in Guatemala’s first truly free elections. — Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

But Doha had succeeded in establishing itself as an indispensable player in the region’s politics. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Those events took place when Bob Iger was CEO, but D’Amaro succeeded him earlier this year. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

His longtime lieutenant Greg Abel succeeded him in that role. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Joe Davis succeeded Buck as Fox’s play-by-play voice for the World Series. — Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Using geometric methods, Theaetetus, a mathematician and a contemporary of Plato, succeeded in proving that there are no more than five of these highly symmetrical bodies. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026

While Tesla succeeded, Solyndra declared bankruptcy just two years later, attracting intense public scrutiny. — Mariana Mazzucato, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026