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
• throve
• percolated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failed
• missed
• collapsed
• folded
• struck out
• struggled
• foundered
• flopped
• washed out
• flunked
• bombed
• languished
• floundered
• declined
• slipped
• waned
• sunk
• 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
• arrived
• thrived
• prospered
• excelled
• won
• made it
• throve
• got there
• got ahead
• made good
• made the grade
• prevailed
• cut it
• got somewhere
• hacked it
• triumphed
• cut the mustard
• hit it big
• 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• superseded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

Bryan Seabury, who succeeded McNamara as head of drama in 2016, continues to lead the studio’s drama team; Kate Adler who ran comedy at the time, continues to do so. —Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025

Now, a team of international astronomers has succeeded in deciphering the gravitational wave signal, GW190412, to determine more about the collision and the resulting event that sent an infant black hole hurtling through space. —Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025

When their team succeeded, the ventral striatum lit up, signaling pleasure center activation. —Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

As of Monday evening, the fire crew succeeded in containing 30% of the wildfire. —Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025

Later, however, by focusing on faster, more intense storms, the researchers succeeded in capturing two instances of glowing green auroras, according to the statement. —Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025

Humans have largely succeeded in digitally reconstructing the Earth in order to ask what the future holds. —Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025

To Luks and his colleagues, these two factors—pre-acclimatization in altitude tents, then high levels of oxygen flow—are enough to explain how the one-week expedition succeeded. —Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 15 Sep. 2025

The Kremlin has succeeded in building a fortress economy, but one that is fortified against the future more than against the enemy. —Jeremy Shapiro, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025